Beer Pretzels

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups beer, warm (105-115f)
• 1 teaspoon yeast (1 package)
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 4 1/2 cups flour, unsifted
• 2 eggs, beaten
• coarse salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 475.
• 2 pour beer into a large bowl and sprinkle yeast and sugar on top and stir until dissolved.
• 3 mix in flour.
• 4 form a ball.
• 5 knead until elastic and smooth, about 10 minutes.
• 6 place in a greased bowl. cover. rise till double, about 1 hour.
• 7 punch down.
• 8 form pretzels from 1/4-1/2 diameter ropes.
• 9 place on silpat lined sheets (original recipe called for foil lined greased sheets).
• 10 brush with eggs and sprinkle with salt.
• 11 bake 12-15 minutes.