Title: Philadelphian soft bread pretzels
 Categories: Breads
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
  1 1/4 c  Warm water (85F)
      1 tb Dry yeast
    1/2 ts Sugar
  4 1/2 c  All purpose flour
 
  Combine water, yeast and sugar and let stand untiil yeast has
  dissolved and is foamy.  Mix in flour and knead for 7-8 minutes. Let
  dough rise covered, in a greased bowl in a warm place, until double
  in bulk. Form into sticks or pretzels and place on greased cookie
  sheets. Apply a thin egg wash (1 egg yolk diluted with 1-2 tbsp water
  or milk) Sprinkle with coarse salt. Allow pretzels to rise until
  almost double in bulk. Bake in preheated 475 F oven for about
       10    minutes. Cool and serve.
  
  Origin:  Newspaper Article Shared