How to make soft pretzels from scratch

Soft pretzels need that dark-brown crust, and I'll show you a few ways to achieve it. We'll make a super-soft pretzel dough that creates a cottony-soft interior, and for the brown, crusty exterior, we'll experiment with different alkaline solutions. My favorite no-lye pretzel recipe: https://www.sugarologie.com/recipes/e... My favorite lye-dipped pretzels: https://www.sugarologie.com/recipes/a... LINKS TO WORKING SAFELY WITH LYE: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog... https://sites.chemengr.ucsb.edu/~cewe... TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:40 How to make soft pretzel dough 03:30 How to fold soft pretzels 03:58 Pretzel Experiment Details 04:28 Pretzel #1: Control and Pretzel #2: Egg wash 04:54 Pretzel #3: Cool water + baking soda 06:00 Pretzel #4 Boiling water + baking soda 06:51 Pretzel #5: "Baked" Baking Soda Bath 07:40 Pretzel #6 Lye Bath 09:32 Results: Which pretzel is best for you? 🌈 TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO: ------------------------------- Food Grade Sodium Hydroxide (lye): https://amzn.to/3lKN3L5 Nitrile Gloves: https://amzn.to/3lLiMvL Pretzel Salt: https://amzn.to/3rK8mAv ✌🏼 SOCIALS -------------------------- INSTAGRAM   / sugarologie101   TIKTOK   / sugarologie101   PINTEREST   / _saved   WEBSITE https://www.sugarologie.com THE CAKECULATOR https://www.sugarologie.com/cakeculator -------------------------- Happy baking, friends ♥️ ------------------------- This description may contain affiliate links. I get a small commission at no extra cost to you.