Grammy's Kitchen · Soft Pretzels · Sourdough Soft Pretzels

One of 37 soft pretzels recipes we measured

Sourdough Soft Pretzels

from www.allrecipes.com

It ranks #3 of 37 for crumb openness among the soft pretzels recipes we compared. 26 cooks on www.allrecipes.com rate it 4.8★.

hands-on40m
waiting1.3 hr
makes12
each$0.14
kcal225
levelintermediate
Needs:KitchenAid Artisan 5-qtsourdough starterpowdered milkAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 37.

this recipe typical
liquid74%207%
fat24%6%
salt7%2%
yeast14%18%
total sugar7%3%
flour strength1.01.0

Where it stands out

  • #3 of 37 for crumb openness
  • #35 of 37 for rise

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

360 g3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup unfed sourdough starter
177 g0.75 cup lukewarm water, or more as needed
61 g0.25 cup powdered milk
28 g2 tablespoons butter, melted
27 g2 tablespoons brown sugar
9 g1 tablespoon instant yeast
6 g1 teaspoon salt
15 g1 tablespoon water, or more as needed
41 g3 tablespoons baking soda
50 g1 large egg
15 g1 tablespoon water
18 g1 tablespoon coarse sea salt
57 g4 tablespoons butter, melted

Method: 8 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“These were absolutely fabulous!!! I used Diastatic Malt Powder in place of half of the brown sugar. Added gluten in place of some of the flour and Bakers Special Powdered Milk in ADDITION to the powdered milk. They were even better than the soft pretzels in th” — a cook, 5.0★
“This was my first time making pretzels. We didn’t have powdered milk, so I substituted half of the total liquid for milk. My shaping technique will improve with practice. The egg wash produced a darker brown color than anticipated. I dipped them into melted bu” — a cook, 4.0★
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