Soft Pretzels

Ingredients

• Dissolve yeast in warm water with a pinch of sugar and let stand for about 10 minutes or until the mixture becomes foamy.
• Mix the yeast mixture with the flour, sugar, salt, garlic powder and canola oil, then knead until combined. 2-3 minutes.
• Let the dough rise in a greased bowl until doubled in size. About 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• when the dough has risen, pinch off a handful and roll it out into a long strand.
• Set aside, then repeat with the rest of the dough.
• Once all the strands are rolled out, pick up the first one and stretch it out again. The gluten will have relaxed and it should stretch further now.
• Twist into a pretzel shape and place it on a baking sheet lined with a silicone sheet or sprayed with cooking spray.
• Repeat with the rest of the strands.
• Dissolve baking soda into hot water and stir until dissolved. Quickly dip each rolled pretzel int the mixture, then place on the baking sheet.
• sprinkle all the pretzels with kosher salt or flake salt.
• bake for about 8 minutes or until the pretzels have browned.