Brandon's Pretzel Recipe

Ingredients (values in parentheses denote baker's percentages):

• 3 cups (100%) All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 cup (25.91%) Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon (0.70%) Yeast
• 1 teaspoon (1.13%) Kosher Salt
• 5-1/3 cups (295.72%) Reverse-Osmosis Water

Directions:

• Mix 3 cups of all-purpose flour, 4/3 cups of reverse-osmosis water, 1 teaspoon years, and 1 teaspoon Kosher salt together until combined and leave overnight to raise.
• Preheat oven to 450°.
• Prepare a baking soda and hot water solution with 1/2 cup baking soda and 4 cups of water.
• Place the dough on oiled or floured surface and cut into pieces.
• Roll out the pieces and into dough ropes.
• Form pretzel-shapes with the dough ropes.
• Dip the pretzel-shaped dough into baking soda/water solution.
• Sprinkle freshly dipped pretzels with sea salt and bake until golden brown.
• This usually takes 8-12 minutes.
• Use a toothpick or a fork to make sure the center is cooked. Enjoy!