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New Year Pretzel Delight

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PREP TIME
20 min
COOKING TIME
25 min
TOTAL TIME
140 min
SERVINGS
8 servings
Snack German
New Year Pretzel Delight
Ingredients
  • 6 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 cup lukewarm milk, divided
  • 4 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted, or more as needed
  • 4 1/2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar, or as needed
Instructions
1
Combine yeast and milk in a bowl, stirring until the yeast dissolves completely. Add 4 1/2 tablespoons of sugar and let it sit for about 5 minutes, allowing the yeast to soften and form a creamy foam.
2
Mix the yeast mixture with 2 1/4 cups of flour in a bowl until you get a dry, clumpy dough. Allow the dough to rest for 15 minutes and let it rise.
3
Add the remaining 1/2 cup of milk, butter, egg, lemon zest, and salt to the dough. Mix everything together until it's evenly combined.
4
Work the dough until it becomes elastic, adding more flour if necessary. Cover the bowl with a damp cloth or plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place until it doubles in size, which should take about 1 hour.
5
Preheat your oven to 390 degrees F (199 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet with some oil or cooking spray.
6
Gently knead the dough, then shape it into a long rope on the prepared baking sheet. Twist the rope into a pretzel shape and cover it with a clean towel or plastic wrap.
7
Let the dough rise for another 15 minutes before brushing an egg yolk over it and sprinkling some sugar on top.
8
Put the dough in a preheated oven and bake until it's golden brown, taking about 25 to 30 minutes.