Traditional Soft Pretzels Recipe | Tasting Table

Name: Traditional Soft Pretzels Recipe | Tasting Table
Ingredients: ¼ cup baking soda; 1 (¼ ounce) package active dry yeast (about 2 ¼ teaspoons); ½ cup warm water (between 100°F to 115°F); 1 tablespoon firmly packed dark brown sugar; 3¼ cups unbleached bread flour; ½ cup cold pilsner-style beer; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed, at room temperature, plus more for greasing the bowl; 2 teaspoons fine sea salt; 1 egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoons of water; Toppings: coarse salt, pretzel salt, poppy seeds, caraway seeds, sunflower seeds, fennel seeds, pumpkin seeds, or a mixture

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INGREDIENTS

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¼ cup baking soda

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1 (¼ ounce) package active dry yeast (about 2 ¼ teaspoons)

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½ cup warm water (between 100°F to 115°F)

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1 tablespoon firmly packed dark brown sugar

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3¼ cups unbleached bread flour

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½ cup cold pilsner-style beer

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2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed, at room temperature, plus more for greasing the bowl

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2 teaspoons fine sea salt

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1 egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoons of water

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Toppings: coarse salt, pretzel salt, poppy seeds, caraway seeds, sunflower seeds, fennel seeds, pumpkin seeds, or a mixture

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