Fresh-Milled Sourdough Soft Pretzels
This recipe was adapted from Grainsinsmallplaces to be a sourdough recipe. Soft pretzels are so fun to make! I decided to make normal soft pretzels and pretzel bites! I also made a cinnamon sugar pretzel for myself. It would also be so good if you made a cheese dip to go with these!
The Dough
To make this recipe, I doubled the rise times to allow the sourdough to rise. I mixed up all the ingredients until I got a window pane without tearing. I also used maple syrup because I didn’t have malt syrup. When the dough was ready, I let it rise for 2 hours.
Shaping the Pretzels
After the dough rose, I pre-shaped each piece into a log. Then, after 10 minutes. I shaped them into pretzels. Then I covered them and let them proof for an hour before boiling and baking.
Bake
After boiling, salt the pretzels and preheat the oven to 400*F and bake for 14-18 minutes. Then you can enjoy them!
Little video of the shaped pretzels!
Fresh-milled sourdough soft pretzels
Equipment
- 1 large pot For boiling
- 2 Baking sheets
- 1 slotted spoon or "spider strainer"
Ingredients
- 4½ cups fresh-Milled flour Hard white wheat
- 1¾ cups warm water
- 2 TBSP Softened butter
- ½ cup Sourdough starter
- 1¾ tsp salt
- 1 tsp maple syrup
For Boiling
- 1 gallon water
- ½ cup Baking soda
Topping
- 2 TBSP pretzel salt
- 5 TBSP melted butter
- ½ cup brown sugar and 2 TBSP cinnamon
Instructions
- First, mill the flour.
- Next, In the stand mixer, combine the softened butter, warm water, maple syrup, salt, and sourdough starter.1¾ cups warm water, 2 TBSP Softened butter, 1¾ tsp salt, 1 tsp maple syrup, ½ cup Sourdough starter
- Now add the flour to the wet ingredients until there is no dry flour left.4½ cups fresh-Milled flour
- Start to knead the dough; this may take 10-25 minutes. Knead until you get a successful window-pane test.
- Once kneaded, cover the bowl and let it rise for 2 hours.
Shaping
- On a clean surface, divide the dough into 12 pieces.
- Pre-shape each piece into logs, then cover and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Roll each piece into 24-inch ropes and shape into pretzels. Place them all on a parchment-lined baking sheet, cover, and let proof for one hour.
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Prepare the pot for boiling, fill with water and baking soda. Bring to a gentle boil.1 gallon water, ½ cup Baking soda
- Boil each pretzel for 10-15 seconds. About 1 to 2 at a time. With a slotted spoon, carefully lift the pretzel out of the pan and remove the excess liquid. Place them each on the baking sheet and top them with salt.2 TBSP pretzel salt
- Bake at 400℉ for 14-18 minutes or until deep golden brown.
- If topping with brown sugar & cinnamon, brush the pretzels with butter and sprinkle the mixture on top.½ cup brown sugar and 2 TBSP cinnamon, 5 TBSP melted butter
- Enjoy!
