Pastries and baking
How to Make Pretzel Pastries
Pretzels can be savory with coarse salt or sweet with raisins — delicious either way. Get the recipe now.
Pretzels — this may be your first time making these snack pastries. We have the failproof recipe.
Ingredients
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- 6 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- a light pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons instant yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 to 4 cups lukewarm water (for kneading)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt (for sprinkling on top)
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup baking soda
- 4 to 5 cups water for dipping the dough
- 1 egg
- a small pinch of vanilla
Method
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- Put the yeast with 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 cup lukewarm water to activate. Then add the sifted flour and a pinch of salt and knead, gradually adding lukewarm water until the dough holds together.
- Add 1/2 cup oil and knead well.
- Divide the dough into two portions. Place the first portion in a large bowl to rest for 1 hour. Add the raisins to the second portion and knead them in.Timers: 60 min
- Also leave the raisin dough in a bowl to rest for 1 hour.
- In a large pot, pour 4 or 5 cups of water and add 1/2 cup baking soda; stir, bring to a gentle simmer, then remove from the heat and set aside.
- After an hour of proofing, divide the dough into 5 or 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope to form a pretzel shape, shaping them as shown in the photo or as you like. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Take each shaped piece and dip it into the baking-soda water for just 30 seconds, then return it to the baking sheet.
- Gently stretch or separate each piece with your fingers so they get the right texture and shape when baked; do not knead them together.
- Beat the egg with a small pinch of vanilla and brush the tops with the egg wash. Sprinkle coarse salt on the pretzels that do not contain raisins; for the raisin pretzels, only brush with the egg wash.
- Let the pretzels rest for 15 minutes.Timers: 15 min
- Preheat the oven to 220°C (about 428°F). Bake the pretzels for 10 minutes, then brown the tops for 1 minute.Timers: 10 min, 1 min
- Serve these snacks at room temperature. Raisin pretzels can be served with chocolate sauce.
- Get the recipe for Cheese Honeycomb Pastry
Recipe tags
Pastries and bakingInternationalVegetarianDairy freeNut free
Notes and serving ideas
- Cheese Honeycomb Pastry
