Philly Style Soft Pretzels - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 ounce active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 egg, beaten
coarse salt

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in warm water in large mixing bowl.
Stir in teaspoon salt, sugar and 2-cups of flour.
Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour t make dough easy to handle.
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic. (about 5-minutes).
Place in greased bowl; turn greased side up. Cover: let rise until doubled (about 60-minutes). Dough is ready if an indentation remains when touched.
Heat oven to 425A\u00b0.
Punch down dough and cut into 16-equal parts. Roll each part into a rope about 18i1/2 long. Twist each rope into a pretzel shape.
Brush pretzels with beaten egg and sprinkle coarse salt. Bake until pretzels are golden brown (about 15-20 minutes).
If using self-rising flour omit 1-teaspoon of salt.