German New Year Pretzel recipe
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Ingredients
- 6 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast 1 cup lukewarm milk, divided 4 ½ tablespoons white sugar 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, sifted, or more as needed 4 ½ tablespoons melted butter 1 egg 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 pinch salt 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon white sugar, or as needed
Nutrition Info
- 254.6 caloriescarbohydrate: 37.2 gcholesterol: 68.5 mgfat: 8.7 gfiber: 1.6 gprotein: 7 gsaturatedFat: 5 gservingSize: -sodium: 70.5 mgsugar: 9.1 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions German New Year Pretzel
Directions
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Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup milk in a bowl, add 4 1/2 tablespoons sugar. Let stand until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.
Stir yeast mixture and 2 1/4 cups flour together in a bowl until dough is dry and clumpy. Allow dough to rise for 15 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup milk, butter, egg, lemon zest, and salt to dough until evenly mixed.
Knead dough, adding more flour as needed, until dough is elastic. Cover bowl with a clean damp towel or plastic wrap and allow dough to rise in a warm area until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 390 degrees F (199 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
Gently knead dough, roll into a long rope on the prepared baking sheet and twist into a pretzel shape. Cover dough with a clean towel or plastic wrap and allow to rise for 15 minutes more.
Brush egg yolk over dough and sprinkle 1 teaspoon sugar over egg yolk.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.