Pretzel Sticks (bread machine)

Makes ~23 small pretzel sticks great for snacking.

Ingredients

  • 320mL (1-1/3 cups) water (flat beer or other liquid)
  • 488g (3 3/4 cups) AP Flour
  • 7.5g (1.5 tsp) salt
  • 21g (1.5 Tbsp) butter
  • 6g (2 tsp) rapid rise yeast

Egg Glaze

  • 1 large egg, beaten

Water Bath

  • 1/2 cup (120g) baking soda
  • 9 cups (2.13L) water

Topping

  • Course salt, to taste (or pretzel salt)

Directions

  1. Put ingredients in bread machine baking pan in order listed, set Course to DOUGH and press START.
  2. Prep two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicon mats.
  3. When dough is completed, bring a large pot with water and baking soda to a rolling boil.
  4. Turn out the dough and cut into desired size (I did 35g) and roll into a thin rope and place on a baking sheet.
  5. Place each dough stick into the water bath for ~20 seconds and put back onto baking sheet.
  6. Brush each stick with egg wash and sprinkle with salt.
  7. Put into oven for ~15 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutrition (using WIO white AP flour and water for liquid) | Serving size: 1 stick

  • Net digestible carbs: 0.135 | Calories: 18 | Protein: 2.1 | Fat: 0.8