Jo Pratt s soft pretzels recipe - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Jo Pratt s soft pretzels recipe By Jo Pratt - March 6, 2022 Homemade pretzels are surprisingly easy to make and give you the most amazing results. Make them once and I guarantee you’ll do so again. You can bake them with a little flaked sea salt or mix things up and top them with cheddar and spicy jalapeños, or an irresistible cinnamon-sugar coating. Malou Burger MAKES 8 PREP 55 MINUTES, PLUS 1 HOUR RISING COOKING 25 MINUTES 500g strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting 7g fast-action dried yeast 25g dark brown sugar 60g butter, melted 1 tsp flaked sea salt, plus extra for sprinkling 1 tbsp bicarbonate of soda 1 egg, beaten, for glazing Put the flour, yeast and sugar in a large bowl, then stir to combine. Measure out 300ml lukewarm (around 40C) water and pour into the flour along with the melted butter and salt. Mix to form a dough, then turn out on to a floured surface to knead for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Alternatively, do the whole process in an electric mixer using a dough hook. Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with a damp tea towel and leave in a warm place for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size. Once risen, tip on to the worktop and divide into eight pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope, about 60cm long, trying not to knock out all of the air. Make a U-shape with each one, take the two ends and cross them over, then bring them down towards yourself and press into the base of the U-shape at 4 and 8 on a clock. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line two baking trays with baking parchment. Fill a wide saucepan with about 1.8 litres water then bring to a simmer. Add the bicarbonate of soda. One at a time, carefully immerse the pretzels in the water and cook for 20 seconds each side. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon then sit on the baking tray. Repeat with the remaining pretzels. Brush with beaten egg then sprinkle with sea salt. Bake for 20-25 minutes until deep, rich golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Be flexible VEGAN Use a plant-based butter alternative or olive oil in the dough and rather than egg to glaze the pretzels you can brush with some olive oil before baking. FLAVOUR SWAP To make cheddar and jalapeño pretzels, top each pretzel with a handful of grated mature cheddar cheese (you’ll need about 175g for 8 pretzels) and 3-4 slices of pickled jalapeños and bake as above. Cover the top of the tray loosely with foil if the cheese starts to colour too much. Enjoy warm, dipped in a mix of equal parts honey and mustard. Now buy the book Our recipes are from The Flexible Baker by Jo Pratt, published by White Lion, price £20. To order a copy for £17 until 20 March, go to mailshop.co.uk/books or call 020 3176 2937. Free UK delivery on orders over £20. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved