1 cup water
2 teaspoons butter or margarine
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
4 cups water
5 teaspoons baking soda
coarse salt (kosher or sea)
Put first six ingredients in bread machine pan and set for dough cycle.
Cut dough into 18 strips and roll into ropes. Shape into pretzels, cover and let rise 45 minutes.
Bring 4 cups water and 5 teaspoons baking soda almost to a boil in non-aluminum pan. Gently place pretzels into water for about a minute, turning once.
Remove pretzels and place on greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse salt and bake at 475F for about 12 minutes.
Yield: 18 Pretzels.