Ingredients

For the dough

280 g (2 cups) All purpose flour

30 g (2 tbsp) White sugar

7g Dried yeast

¾ tsp Salt

100 g (½ cup) Warm water

50 g (3 tbsp) Warm milk

20 g (1½ tbsp) Softened butter

For the water bath

1.5L (5 - 6 cups) Hot water

60 g (⅓ cup) Baking soda

Method

Mix the yeast in the warm water, and add the milk and melted butter.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt and sugar.

Combine the wet ingredients and dry ingredients.

Knead the dough by hand on a lightly floured surface for around 5 minutes, or until smooth.

Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let the dough rise for at least two hours, or until it doubles in volume.

Cut the dough into six pieces (for large pretzels) and shape the pretzels (see the video for the precise technique).

Dip each pretzel into the prepared alkaline hot water bath for thirty seconds to a minute; and then place onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush the pretzels with beaten egg white.

Bake the pretzels in a preheated oven at 200 °C (400 °F) for 10 minutes.

While still hot, brush each pretzel with melted butter.