Published Feb 19, 2019 Updated Sep 03, 2024
What Are Pretzels
Pretzel is a baked pastry popular in the United States, with chains such as Auntie Anne’s and Wetzel’s. The origin is Germany. Pretzels are shaped into a long rope and then twisted into a knot. There are two types of this popular pastry: soft pretzel vs hard pretzel. The former has a short shelf life and should be consumed after baking, or maximum up to 3 days. The latter is hard and crunchy, making it a perfect snack for storage and has a long shelf life. There are many ways to serve the snack, either savory or sweet. At the very classic, they are lightly buttered and salted.
Pretzel Recipe Ingredients
This is a homemade soft pretzel recipe with a nice crust on the outside but soft and chewy on the inside. This is an easy recipe. The dough is made of five basic ingredients:
All-purpose flour Yeast Butter Sugar Salt
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
Serving Suggestions
The most popular way to serve soft pretzels is with plain yellow mustard, honey mustard or spicy mustard. There are plenty of other options, for examples:
Plain or flavored cream cheese Chocolate sauce Nacho cheese Sour Cream Peanut butter Cinnamon sugar
The possibilities are endless!
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