Ingredients

• 30g Unsalted Butter
• 2.15kg Water
• 150g Milk
• 7g Dried Yeast
• 500g Cake Flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons Salt
• 50g Baking Soda
• 2 tablespoons Sea Salt

Tools

• Oven
• Parchment paper
• Kenwood Chef
• Baking sheet - 18 x 13"
• Large saucepan
• Kenwood bowl - kenwood chef

Method

1. Line a clean baking sheet with parchment paper
2. Attach Spiral Dough Tool
3. Add water, milk and dried yeast to the Kenwood Bowl
4. Let rest - 5 min
5. Add cake flour, unsalted butter and salt to the Kenwood Bowl
6. Mix - 2 min, Speed 1
7. Mix - 8 min, Speed 2
8. Cover with kitchen towel
9. Prove - 1 hr 30 min
10. Carefully transfer the dough from the Kenwood mixer bowl to a lightly floured work surface
11. Flatten the dough carefully with your wrist
12. Take the far edge and roll it back towards you
13. Gently roll the dough to make the dough longer, being careful to apply even and gentle pressure
14. Divide into 12 equal pieces
15. Make each piece into a rough ball shape
16. Cover with kitchen towel
17. Let rest with kitchen towel - 10 min
18. Take one piece of dough, flatten it with your wrist
19. Take the far edge and roll it back towards you
20. Gently roll the dough to make the dough longer, keep even pressure across and continue to roll out into a long rope shape
21. Put the rope into a ‘U’ shape
22. Cross the open ends over each other to form a twist
23. Bring the twisted end down over the bottom of the U and press to seal to make a pretzel shape
24. Repeat this action with the rest of the dough pieces
25. Place the dough onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper
26. Cover with kitchen towel
27. Prove - 30 min
28. Pre-heat oven - 200°C
29. Add water and baking soda to a clean large saucepan
30. Heat until boiling - medium heat
31. Using a slotted spoon immerse the pretzels, in batches, into the water for 10 seconds
32. Flip over to the other side for 10 seconds, remove and drain
33. Place back onto the baking tray and spray the dough with water
34. Sprinkle with sea salt
35. Repeat until all pretzels have been poached and salted
36. Bake - 20 min, 200°C
37. Let cool on round wire rack
38. Serve

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