Pretzels - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. butter or margarine
1 3/4 c. milk, scalded
5 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 pkg. active dry or cake yeast
1/4 c. warm water
1 egg (unbeaten)
1 Tbsp. four
1 egg, slightly beaten

Preparation

About 3 hours before serving, melt butter in scalded milk; in large bowl, let milk cool to lukewarm.
Sift together 5 cups flour, salt and sugar.
Sprinkle or crumble yeast onto warm water; stir until dissolved.
With electric mixer at medium speed, mix unbeaten egg and dissolved yeast with lukewarm milk.
Next, mix in flour mixture, a little at a time, then beat until well blended. Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon flour over dough, then cover with clean towel and let rise in warm place (80\u00b0 to 85\u00b0) until doubled. Meanwhile, grease 2 large cookie sheets.