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Homemade Soft Pretzels

Laura Rege · delish.com · 2020 · 6

Against 173 soft pretzel recipes

No butter, unlike 79% of recipes and less salt than 85%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 173 soft pretzel recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • No butter at all, where 79% of recipes use some (most of those 5.7 to 11% of the flour weight).
  • Less salt than 85% of recipes: 1.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.7%.
Water: 63%, 50th percentileButter: 0%, 10th percentileSugar: 1.5%, 29th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 13th percentileYeast: 1.2%, 33rd percentileWaterButterSugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 3/4 c. warm water (between 110° and 115°)≈ 178 g
  • 1 tsp. granulated sugar≈ 4.2 g
  • 1/2 package active dry yeast≈ 3.5 g
  • 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour≈ 281 g
  • 3/4 tsp. kosher salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/2 c. baking soda≈ 144 g
  • 1 large egg, beaten≈ 50 g
  • Pretzel saltn/a

flour 281 gbatter 470 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 173 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Water63% · 50th percentile
  • Butter0% · 10th percentile
  • Sugar1.5% · 29th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 13th percentile
  • Yeast1.2% · 33rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 425°F
Time
12 minutes
median 15 minutes

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