Sourdough Soft Pretzels

Soft sourdough pretzels are a wonderful bar snack that you can also make at home. Serve these with a German beer and sweet mustard to celebrate Octoberfest. To get the dark thin crust on these pretzels, before baking, plunge them in a waterbath that has added alkaline. In this case, I used baking soda. In the past, I have tried food grade lye, which is what the pros use, but it is pretty scary

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