Fun to make.
Ingredients
- active dry yeast: 2 packages (.25 ounce packages)
- warm water (110 degrees F (43 degrees C)): 1 cup
- ½ cups all-purpose flour: 3 piece
- white sugar: 2 Tbsp
- shortening: 1 Tbsp (melted)
- salt: 1 tsp
- egg yolk: 1 piece
- water: 1 Tbsp
- coarse salt: (to taste)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Stir yeast into 1 cup warm water in a large bowl; beat in flour, sugar, shortening, and salt to make a dough. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes.
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Place dough into a greased bowl and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down dough and divide into 12 equal-size pieces. Roll each piece into a rope 18 to 20 inches long.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
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Shape each rope of dough into a pretzel on the prepared baking sheet; let pretzels rest for 5 minutes. Beat egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl and brush yolk mixture over each pretzel; sprinkle each with coarse salt.
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Bake in the preheated oven until pretzels are golden brown, about 15 minutes.
