Grammy's Kitchen · Soft Pretzels · Soft Buttery One Hour Pretzels
One of 83 soft pretzels recipes we measured
from www.averiecooks.com
It ranks #2 of 83 for rise among the soft pretzels recipes we compared. 6 cooks on www.averiecooks.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 83.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 79% | 173% |
| fat | 19% | 6% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| yeast | 2% | 14% |
| total sugar | 1% | 3% |
| flour strength | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 300 g | 2 1/2 cups bread flour (all-purpose may be substituted, pretzels won't be as chewy) |
| 7 g | 2 1/4 teaspoons one one-quarter ounce packet instant dry yeast - I use Red Star Platinum |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon granulated sugar |
| scant 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional and to taste) | |
| 237 g | 1 cup warm water (120-130F for Red Star Platinum, 95 to 105 for other yeast) |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup butter or vegan butter (melted and divided use) |
| Kosher or coarse salt (for sprinkling) |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.averiecooks.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made pretzels with my family when I was home for Christmas. It was an Auntie Ann’s “Do-it-at-home-everything-you-need-is-in-the-box-just-add-water” kit. They turned out GREAT (though I grumbled at my mom for spending $6 on something that essentially containe” — a cook
“Hey there! Was out of commission there for a week or so…missed your blog! And what a comeback – for me – that is! ;-) Those soft pretzels at the mall were what I survived on when I was in college and I had a part-time job. Every day, and I mean every single da” — a cook