W.W.SOFT PRETZELS

Ingredients makes 8 pretzels

Ingredients

3 Cups Whole Wheat Flour

1 pkg Yeast

1 tablespoon Maple syrup

1 teaspoon Diastatic malt powder

1 can Liquid from can of chickpeas

½ cup water

Bath

10 cups Warm water

⅔ cup Baking soda

Flake salt or pretzel salt for topping We also like Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel Seasoning.

Procedures

Mix Combine yeast liquids and maple syrup in a stand mixer, and mix with the paddle for one minute until somewhat combined (or just mix by hand with a wooden spoon).

Knead. Mix the flour, malt and mix with paddle attachment till just combined. Change to the dough hook and on low speed(#2 on my Kitchen aid) and knead for 5 minutes or 10 minutes by hand. The dough should be stiff, and pulls away from the side of the bowl easily. Cover the dough and let the dough rise for 1 hour

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F

Divide Remove the dough from the bowl and place onto a clean countertop. Divide the dough into 8 pieces (just cut it with a knife).

Boil Combine the water and baking soda and bring to a boil on the stove.

Shape Roll each of the eight pieces into a long rope about 20 inches long, and shape each one into a pretzel.

Dip and salt. Dip each pretzel into the soda bath for 30 seconds and place on a lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt, pretzel salt or dip into Trader Joe’s Bagel Seasoning

Bake for 8-10 minutes until the pretzels are golden brown. Serve with mustard YUMM!!