Soft pretzels need that dark brown crust and I'll show you a few ways to do it. We'll make a super soft pretzel dough the creates a cottony soft interior and for the brown crusty exterior, we'll experiment with different alkaline solutions.

FULL WRITTEN RECIPE AND INGREDIENTS HERE:
www.sugarologie.com/recipes/homemade-soft-pretzels

LINKS TO WORKING SAFELY WITH LYE:
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog...
https://sites.chemengr.ucsb.edu/~cewe...

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:40 How to make soft pretzel dough
03:30 How to fold soft pretzels
03:58 Pretzel Experiment Details
04:28 Pretzel #1: Control and Pretzel #2: Egg wash
04:54 Pretzel #3: Cool water + baking soda
06:00 Pretzel #4 Boiling water + baking soda
06:51 Pretzel #5: "Baked" Baking Soda Bath
07:40 Pretzel #6 Lye Bath
09:32 Results: Which pretzel is best for you?


🌈 TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO:
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Food Grade Sodium Hydroxide (lye):
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Nitrile Gloves:
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Pretzel Salt:
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