Soft Homemade Pretzels

Fun to make.

Step: 1

Stir yeast into 1 cup warm water in a large bowl; beat in flour, sugar, shortening, and salt to make a dough. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes.

Step: 2

Place dough into a greased bowl and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down dough and divide into 12 equal-size pieces. Roll each piece into a rope 18 to 20 inches long.

Step: 3

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

Step: 4

Shape each rope of dough into a pretzel on the prepared baking sheet; let pretzels rest for 5 minutes. Beat egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl and brush yolk mixture over each pretzel; sprinkle each with coarse salt.

Step: 5

Bake in the preheated oven until pretzels are golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Per Serving: 158 calories; protein 4.4g; carbohydrates 30.4g; fat 1.8g; cholesterol 17.1mg; sodium 676.4mg.

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