Baking soda – ½ cup mixed with ¾ cup water, to brush on top before baking
Butter - 3 tbsp, melted to brush on top after baking
Instructions
In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar with ½ cup of water. Let sit 5 minutes.
Add milk, fine salt and a little flour at a time, mixing until the dough begins to come together. Continue adding a little flour while you press and knead the dough, until the dough no longer feels sticky.
In a clean, and slightly oiled bowl, place the dough. Cover. Let it sit in a warm place until the dough rises and doubles in size. About an hour.
Preheat oven to 425. Place parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
Punch down the dough. Roll out 24, 12” strips of dough. Shape into pretzel shapes, and set on parchment paper.
Mix the baking soda with water and brush across the tops of each pretzel, and sprinkle coarse salt across each.
Bake 10 – 15 minutes until golden. With melted butter, brush quickly across the tops when they are removed from the oven.