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Best Homemade Soft Pretzels

kirbiecravings.com · 2010 · 8 pretzels

Against 173 soft pretzel recipes

Less water than 80% of recipes and less yeast than 75%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less water than 80% of recipes: 57% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 63%.
  • Less yeast than 75% of recipes: 1.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
Water: 57%, 19th percentileButter: 9.1%, 65th percentileSugar: 2%, 36th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 26th percentileYeast: 1.1%, 22nd percentileWaterButterSugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 1/2 cups warm (110-115°F water)≈ 356 g
  • 1 tablespoon sugar≈ 13 g
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt≈ 8 g
  • 1 package active dry yeast≈ 7 g
  • 22 ounces all-purpose flour (approximately 4 1/2 cups)624 g
  • 2 ounces unsalted butter (melted)57 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 10 cups water≈ 2370 g
  • 2/3 cup baking soda≈ 192 g
  • 1 large egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon water≈ 18 g
  • Pretzel salt (optional)n/a

flour 624 gbatter 1063 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.

  • Water57% · 19th percentile
  • Butter9.1% · 65th percentile
  • Sugar2% · 36th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 26th percentile
  • Yeast1.1% · 22nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 425°F
Time
25 minutes
median 15 minutes

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