"This recipe, excerpted from The Berghoff Café Cookbook, is specially developed to skip the boiling process you'll find in most authentic pretzel recipes. Regardless, it still produces a terrific soft pretzel with just the right degree of chewiness and subtle, yeasty flavor. Delicious!..."
INGREDIENTS
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4-1/2 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour, plus additional for kneading
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1 package instant dry yeast (1/4 ounce or 2-1/4 teaspoons)
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2 tablespoons sugar
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2 teaspoons kosher salt
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1-1/2 cups warm water
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4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
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1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten
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1 large egg white, well beaten with 1 tablespoon water
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Pretzel (coarse) salt, as needed