Soft Rosemary Garlic Pretzels with Honey Mustard

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Skill Level	Intermediate

Preparation Time	10 minutes (+ 1 hour to rise)	Total Time	80 minutes
Servings	10 large pretzles or 20 pretzel knots	Cost Per Serving	$0.11

Soft Rosemary Garlic Pretzels

4 cups	Whole Wheat or Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2 cups	Warm Water
2 1/4 tsp	Active Dry Yeast
1 tsp	Sugar
2 tbsp	Rosemary, finely chopped
3 cloves	Garlic, minced
2 tbsp	Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1	Egg
1/4 cup	Baking Soda
8 cups	Water
1/2 tsp	Sea Salt

Honey Mustard (optional)

1/2 cup	Grainy Mustard or Dijon Mustard
1/4 cup	Honey
2 tbsp	Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tbsp	Parsley or Chives, finely Chopped

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Combine 1 ½ cups water, yeast, salt, and sugar in a bowl, mix and let sit for 5 minutes until the mixture begins to foam and rise.
Using a stand mixture or with a whisk, slowly add the flour, olive oil, garlic and 1 tbsp of rosemary. Knead the dough until it is soft but not sticky and form into a ball. If the mixture is too wet, add a little more flour. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm spot for about 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
Divide dough into 10 smaller pieces.
On a floured surface, roll out each ball into a long rope about 1 inch thick. Hold the ends of the rope and cross them over each other into a pretzel shape (or make any shape you want).
- For the proper pretzel crust follow next two steps, otherwise, continue to step 6.
- In a large saucepan, bring 8 cups of water to a boil and slowly stir in the baking soda.
- Gently add a few pretzels at a time to the boiling water, making sure not to overcrowd the pot. Boil for about 30 seconds. Carefully remove with a slotted spoon and place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Whisk the egg with 1 tbsp of water and brush the top of each pretzel. Sprinkle with remaining rosemary. Bake for about 13 minutes. Remove and cool.

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