pretzels

src/baking/pretezels.md

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+# 🥨 Pretzels
+
+## Ingredients
+
+- 500g Bread flour or 3 1/4 cups
+- 275g water 275ml or 1 cup
+- 5g yeast or 2 tsp
+- 10g salt or 2 tsp
+- 35 gram butter or 3 tbsp, + 1 tbsp for brushing before baking
+- 5 gram sugar or 1 tsp
+
+_Water bath:_
+
+- 65 grams baking soda or 3/4 cup
+- 45 grams honey or 3 tbsp
+
+_Topping ideas:_
+
+- pretzel salt (needs to be the powdered + compressed kind, eg
+  https://a.co/d/h12ZjJ5)
+- everything bagel seasoning
+- sesame seeds
+
+## Directions
+
+1. Mix all ingredients except butter in a stand mixer with a dough hook for 5
+   minutes on medium speed.
+2. Add butter and mix for another 5 minutes until a smooth dough ball forms.
+3. Rest for 1 hour in a covered bowl (or up to overnight)
+4. Divide dough equally into 6 pieces, and shape into tight balls. Cover and
+   rest for 10 minutes.
+5. Roll each ball into a 7 inch (18cm) rope. Cover and rest for another 10
+   minutes.
+6. Prep water bath: in a large pot, combine baking soda + honey and 3-4
+   quarts/liters of water. Bring to a boil while you shape the pretzels.
+7. Prep a sheet tray with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Preheat oven to
+   425F/220C.
+8. Roll each rope into a 30 inch (75cm) rope. Shape into pretzels.
+9. One at a time, dunk the pretzels into the water bath for 30 seconds on each
+   side, then place on the sheet tray.
+10. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with toppings.
+11. Bake for 15-20 minutes until deeply brown.
+12. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before serving.