Pretzels and more

I am 13 years old and in search of a perfect pretzel recipe and get closer every trial. I have scoured the internet for recipes and have found some pretty exceptional ones but in every one something was missing, I didn’t know what it was until I created my own recipe. It was the feeling of creativity and feeling as though I was just a copy cat not only does it feel great to have my very own creation but I can share and alter it to make it more enjoyable.

by Samuel heiner
1 ¼ tsp of yeast

3 cups warm water

1 tsp salt

2/4 tsp chili powder (opt)

1 tsp chili lime (opt)

2 TBSP butter

½ teaspoon of salt

approximately 6 cups flour


Baking Soda Bath
9 cups of water

½ cup baking soda

Instructions
Mix together yeast water
in medium sized bowl. Mix in melted butter as well as other dry ingredients except for flour. Let sit for one minute then slowly add flour ( 1 cup at a time) until dough is not sticky. Knead the dough and let rise for 10 minutes.
While rising, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Get a pot and Put the water and baking soda to a boil
Roll out dough and twist into a pretzel shape. Place pretzels into the baking soda bath for thirty seconds the place on a greased pan. Cook in the oven for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.
Place the cooked pretzels on a cooling rack and put butter and salt on pretzels. Enjoy