Grammy's Kitchen · Soft Pretzels · Pretzel Bites
One of 37 soft pretzels recipes we measured
39 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 37.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 331% | 207% |
| fat | 9% | 6% |
| salt | 1% | 2% |
| yeast | 17% | 18% |
| total sugar | 3% | 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.
| 355 g | 1 1/2 cups warm water (110°-115°F) |
| 12 g | 1 tablespoon granulated sugar |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 8 g | 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (or 1 packet) |
| 43 g | 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted) |
| 465 g | 3 3/4 to 4 cups all-purpose flour |
| 50 g | 1 beaten egg yolk (for brushing) |
| kosher salt | |
| 1183 g | 5 cups water |
| 73 g | 1/3 cup baking soda |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Wonderful recipe! My husband and I love them! The only issue I had was trying to keep the pieces I cut from rising more while cutting the other ropes. I have a warm kitchen. My husband is diabetic and these don’t raise his sugar at all like so many other th” — a cook, 5.0★
“I followed the recipe exactly with the exception of cutting the bites at about 1.5 inches instead of 2. They came out as some of the best soft pretzels I have had and I can see where this basic recipe can lend itself to some tasty variations. Short term, these” — a cook, 5.0★