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The Best Thing I’ve Ever Made: Homemade Pretzels

//  by Elisabeth McKnight//  18 Comments

Auntie Anne’s Copy-cat Recipe:
Sunday in this new congregation we are out of church at 11:30. Having all Sunday to ourselves is a new concept and we’re still trying to figure out what to do with all our time. I think it may be just the opportunity I need to try out all the recipes I’ve pinned or stashed away. Here’s one of our new absolute favorites; the first thing out of my mouth after a bite was “This might be the best thing I’ve ever made.” Just think, butter, warm, pull-apart bread topped in cinnamon and sugar. 
Makes 12 
2 cups milk
1 1/2 tablespoons (2 packets) active dry yeast
6 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons butter, melted
4 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons fine salt
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1/3 cup baking soda
3 cups warm water
Salt
 8 tablespoons butter (melted in a shallow dish)
  1. Warm the milk up in the microwave or on the stove for just about one and a half minutes. It should be about 110ΒΊ. If it’s too hot it will kill the yeast. You should be able to comfortably keep your finger in it. 
  2. Stir in the yeast (to the milk) and let it sit for about 3 minutes. 
  3. Add the butter and sugar. 
  4. Add the flour about 1 cup at a time and the add the fine salt. Kneed for about 10 minutes with a stand mixer, or by hand. Put it in a greased bowl and cover with greased cling wrap. Let rise for 1 hour in a moist, warm place until doubled in size.
  5. Preheat the oven to 450ΒΊ. Divide dough into 12 lumps.
  6. Roll them all out as thin as you can. 
  7. Combine the warm water and baking soda in a wide bowl.
  8. Form the dough into pretzel shapes, then dip in the baking soda water. 
  9. Place on a greased baking sheet and sprinkle with coarse salt. 
  10. Bake for about 7-11 minutes or until browned. Dip each in the melted butter while hot.
  11. Optional: Roll/dip in a bowl of cinnamon and sugar right after dipped in butter. Heavenly. 
So when we made these we kind of missed the memo on “ROLL THEM OUT AS THIN AS YOU CAN.” So while it may not look like a traditional pretzel, it tastes AMAZING! Definitely dip it in cinnamon and sugar at least one. If you master the rolling them out thin part let me know; we’re still working on that here πŸ™‚ 
Happy Friday! 
I hope you have an amazing weekend and if you didn’t know that I have  a friend who is an NYC fashion designer, then you CLEARLY didn’t read my post yesterday. Which also means you haven’t entered this giveaway. Get on both of those. Stat. 

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  1. Jenny

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    I used to make these when I was a kid, so delicious! Definitely my favorite kind of pretzels πŸ™‚
    Modern Modest Beauty

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  2. Makaila

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    yummmm, looks like fun too!

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  3. Maria

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    This sounds so good! Pretzels are possibly my favorite thing ever.

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  4. Annie L

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    Mouth watering..looks amazing!
    xo Annie
    newenglandromance.blogspot.com

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  5. Katie

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    yum!!! I've always wanted to try and make pretzels! thanks for the recipe!! and yeah for sundays together!

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  6. JanM β™₯

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    That sounds so good! I want to make em!

    xo,
    janmloves.blogspot.com
    I'm having a new giveaway on my blog if you're interested!

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  7. Nat

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    Those look super AMAZING! I have got to try those πŸ™‚

    xoxo
    Nat
    modernbuttercup.blogspot.com

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  8. Brooke

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    Those look DELICIOUS.

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  9. christina

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    oh my! yum!

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  10. Sienna

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    um, delicious, ill take one

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  11. ElleSee

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    Yes! I have been wanting to make homemade pretzels for a long time, and now I have a recipe. Definitely trying it out! Thanks for sharing πŸ™‚

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  12. Liz Brown

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    Mmmmm. I always used to get a hot pretzel with butter and cinnamon sugar every time I went to the pool. Kind of a peculiar habit, but I loved them. And still do.

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  13. Holly

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    Yum – those look amazing, even if they didn't turn out looking exactly how they were supposed to. πŸ™‚

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  14. Doris

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    Thanks for you comment. Great post, I have to try this.
    I'm following you now.β™₯

    recklessmermaid.blogspot.nl

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  15. Rosie

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    YUM! that looks amazing πŸ˜€ i might have to try it!
    Rosie xo
    A Pocketful of Rosie

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  16. Amelia - Ugly Duckling

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    Thanks for your comment on my blog hun. This recipe looks so good. I bet they tasted awesome, I can just imagine the sugary cinnamon-y goodness! πŸ™‚

    Amelia @ UGLY DUCKLING xxx

    Come say hey at Ducklingtoswan.com! πŸ™‚

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  17. Claire Jain

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    These sound awesome! I'll have to give them a try πŸ™‚

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  18. [email protected]

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    Sounds wonderful — and time to spend together experimenting in the kitchen is pretty wonderful too! Thanks so much for sharing on Busy Monday.

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