Grammy's Kitchen · Soft Pretzels · Papa Drexler's Bavarian Pretzels
One of 83 soft pretzels recipes we measured
from www.allrecipes.com
It ranks #5 of 83 for crumb openness among the soft pretzels recipes we compared. 310 cooks on www.allrecipes.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 83.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 87% | 173% |
| fat | 16% | 6% |
| salt | 4% | 1% |
| yeast | 14% | 14% |
| total sugar | 1% | 3% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 360 g | 3 cups all-purpose flour, divided, or more as needed |
| 9 g | 1 tablespoon active dry yeast |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon white sugar |
| 315 g | 1.33 cups water |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons butter, softened |
| 2 g | 0.25 teaspoon salt |
| 41 g | 3 tablespoons baking soda |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons butter, melted |
| 12 g | 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt, or to taste |
Method: 11 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I've been craving "ballpark" pretzels (thicker and slightly crustier than the mall ones) and I figured it was probably easier to make them than drive around until I found one! I just made these and they taste amazing! They're a little softer on the outside tha” — a cook, 5★
“These were good in that any homemade bread is good. I'm making and comparing a few soft pretzel recipes in preparation for an Oktoberfest party, so I suggest1 - Use bread flour, not AP flour. The dough was really soft and sticky, I had to knead in some more fl” — a cook, 3★