Pretzel Letters - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. yeast
1 1/2 c. warm water
1/2 tsp. sugar (needed for yeast to rise)
1/2 tsp. salt
4 1/2 c. flour
1 egg yolk
2 Tbsp. flour
coarse salt

Preparation

Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water.
Add flour and salt and knead for 6 minutes.
Cover the dough and let it rise in a greased pan until it doubles in size.