Pretzel Bites

Name: Pretzel Bites
Ingredients: 2⅓ cups (12¾ ounces), bread flour; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1 teaspoon, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 cup room temperature, water; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 40g , lye crystals or ½ cup baking soda; , Pretzel salt

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By Andrea Geary ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2022

Making pretzels the way German bakers do combines science and arts and crafts with a frisson of (manageable) risk. The process is fun; the payoff is spectacular.

SERVES 6 to 10

TIME 2¾ hours, plus 3 hours rising and resting

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