Soft Pretzels
Lisa A. Kaminski · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 1 dozen
Against 173 soft pretzel recipes
No butter, unlike 79% of recipes and more salt than 86%.
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).
- More salt than 86% of recipes: 2.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.7%.
Ingredients (9)
- 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast≈ 7 g
- 1-1/2 cups warm water (110° to 115°)≈ 356 g
- 1 tablespoon sugar≈ 13 g
- 2 teaspoons salt≈ 12 g
- 4 to 4-1/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 516 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 8 cups water≈ 1896 g
- 1/2 cup baking soda≈ 144 g
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten≈ 50 g
- Optional toppings: Kosher salt, sesame seeds, poppy seeds and grated Parmesan cheesen/a
flour 516 gbatter 903 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.
- Water69% · 72nd percentile · median 63%
- Butter0% · 10th percentile · median 7%
- Sugar2.4% · 51st percentile · median 2.4%
- Salt2.3% · 87th percentile · median 1.7%
- Yeast1.4% · 59th percentile · median 1.4%
Oven
- Temperature
- not stated
- median 425°F
- Time
- 12 to 14 minutes
- median 15 minutes
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