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How to Make Soft Pretzels

Bridget Edwards · thepioneerwoman.com · 2018 · 6 serving(s)

Against 173 soft pretzel recipes

Less salt than 85% of recipes and more yeast than 82%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less salt than 85% of recipes: 1.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.7%.
  • More yeast than 82% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
Water: 63%, 50th percentileButter: 3.8%, 28th percentileSugar: 1.7%, 32nd percentileSalt: 1.1%, 13th percentileYeast: 1.9%, 86th percentileWaterButterSugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 3 c. Unbleached All-purpose Flour≈ 375 g
  • 2 1/4 tsp. Instant Yeast≈ 7 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Sugar≈ 6 g
  • 1 tsp. Kosher Salt≈ 4 g
  • 1 tbsp. Melted Butter≈ 14 g
  • 1 c. Water≈ 237 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 6 c. Water≈ 1422 g
  • 1/3 c. Baking Soda≈ 96 g
  • 1 Egg Yolk≈ 18 g
  • 1 tsp. Water≈ 4.9 g
  • Coarse Sea Salt, For Sprinklingn/a

flour 375 gbatter 644 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
  • Butter3.8% · 28th percentile
  • Sugar1.7% · 32nd percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 13th percentile
  • Yeast1.9% · 86th percentile

Oven

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

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