These Big Soft Pretzels are amazingly easy and so good!!!! 

Pretzels – Big and Soft

 

4 tsp. active dry yeast                                  1 ½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. white sugar                                        1 Tbsp. oil

1 ¼ cups warm water (110°)                       ½ cup baking soda

4 cups flour                                                  4 cups hot water

½ cup white sugar                                        ¼ cup Kosher salt for topping

Put the yeast, tsp. of sugar and water in bread machine.  Let it sit for a few minutes before adding the flour, sugar, salt and 1 Tbsp. oil.  Set dough setting on machine.  When the dough is ready, and has risen, cut into 12 equal pieces.

Preheat oven to 450°.  In a large bowl, dissolve baking soda in hot water.  Roll each piece into a rope and twist into a pretzel shape.  Once all of the dough is all shaped, dip each pretzel into the baking soda solution and place on a greased baking sheet.  Sprinkle with kosher salt.  Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes, until browned.