Soft Pretzels

Overview
My boys love soft pretzels. Once I got this recipe I make it for them all the time. You can make any kind of topping for your pretzels like cinnamon sugar , sesame seeds or salt. This pretzel is made with simple yeast dough.

Cinnamon Sugar and Sesame Soft Pretzels

Ingredients
1 packet dry yeast about 2 1/4 tsp
1 Tbsp sugar
3 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup water
I large egg beaten with 1 Tbsp water to glace the pretzels before baking

Pretzel topping
1/2 stick melted butter
1 tsp cinnamon plus 3 tsp sugar for cinnamon sugar coating
Salt 1 teaspoon to sprinkle on pretzels
Sesame seeds  - 3 Tbsp

Steps
1. In half cup water mix yeast  and sugar and let it rest for 5 minutes till it gets frothy.
2. Put the flour in  a bowl and make a well in the middle. Add the frothy yeast mixture in the center and mix in enough flour to make a sticky paste. Let it rest for 10 minutes till it gets bubbly.
3. Mix in the remaining flour, salt and water and knead well to form a smooth dough.
4. Cover with plastic warp and let it rest in a warm place till the dough is doubled.
5. Punch down the dough and divide dough in 6 pieces and make a long ropes and shape pretzels and put on a oiled cookie sheet
6. Cover the tray with plastic wrap and let it rest again till it doubles in size.
7. Brush each pretzels with the egg and water mixture and bake in 400F till golden brown.
8. Move the baked warm pretzels to a wire rack and brush with melted butter on both sides and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar or sesame seeds or salt.

Serve Pretzels warm