Soft Pretzels - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. warm beer or water
1 pkg. yeast
1/2 tsp. sugar
4 1/2 c. flour
1 beaten egg
coarse salt

Preparation

Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm beer.
Add flour and mix; knead for 10 minutes.
Let rise, covered, in warm place for 1 hour until doubled.
Shape and place on greased cookie sheet.
Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle on coarse salt.
Bake at 475\u00b0 until brown, approximately 12 minutes.