Pretzel Recipe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 envelope dry yeast
1 1/2 c. warm water
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. sugar
4 c. flour
1 egg, beaten
coarse salt

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in warm water and transfer to a mixing bowl. Add salt, sugar and gradual amounts of flour to form dough.
Knead dough until smooth.
Cut into small pieces, roll into ropes. Twist ropes into pretzel shapes and place on lightly greased cookie sheets.
Brush pretzels with a beaten egg and sprinkle coarse salt on top.
Bake in 425\u00b0 oven for 12 to 15 minutes.