Easy Cinnamon Sugar Soft Pretzels
A super easy soft pretzel recipe. The shaped pretzels get a generous coating of cinnamon sugar before baking. The butter needs to be vegan in order for these to be a totally vegan creation. Feel free to use dairy butter - it will work just as well.
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Servings: 12 Pretzels
Ingredients
- 1 7g Sachet Active Dried Yeast
- 350 ml Lukewarm Water Not hot
- 1 1/2 tbsp Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tbsp Butter Vegan, Melted
- Pinch of Salt
- 525 g Plain Flour
- 1 tbsp Ground Cinnamon
- 3 tbsp Granulated Sugar
For the Optional Baking Soda Bath:
- 2 litres Water
- 90 g Baking Soda
Instructions
- Combine the yeast and water in a large bowl/the bowl of a stand mixer. Let sit for 5 minutes to activate. Once it is bubbly/frothy it is ready (if it hasn't changed after 10 minutes, it may have expired - if so, start again!).
- Once bubbly, add the melted butter, brown sugar and salt. Stir to combine.
- Add in about 3/4 of the flour and bring together using a wooden spoon/a dough hook attachment on a stand mixer. If still wet, keep adding the flour until a slightly sticky dough has formed.
- Either let the dough hook run for 3 minutes, or remove the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead by hand for about 3 minutes. Let the dough rest in the bowl for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 220C/180C Fan/Gas 7. Line 2 large baking trays (you will need to do this in batches).
- Set up the baking soda bath by bringing 2 litres of water to the boil in a large saucepan, with the baking soda added. Let simmer while shaping the pretzels.
- Remove the dough from the bowl (onto a lightly floured surface). Divide into 12 equal pieces of dough. Take one piece, roll into a long 30cm rope. Bring the two ends into the middle to create a loop. Twist these ends together and bring back onto the centre/top of the loop (see above for video link). Repeat for each piece.
- Place these individual pretzels into the soda bath, lowering in using a slotted spoon. Remove after 10 seconds and place on the baking trays.
- Combine the cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle over each of the pretzels. Bake for about 15 minutes (until really golden brown on top). Let cool on a wire rack before serving!