To make “real” Bavarian pretzels you have to use a lye dip. Do you have lye? I didn’t think so. Which is why we going to use a little trick involving baked baking soda to give our pretzels that signature, dark brown appearance, chewiness, and unique flavor. Enjoy!
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20 Comments
"And as always… Enjoy!" Love it!
I have lye lying around. I make soap :).
Yum!
Great srep by step instructions. They look like the one I eat in Germany. I love how you made the baking soda bath to coat the dough. I used to boil water and add baking soda, what a mess that was. Thank you for the tutorial
Oh My Gosh Chef John! They came out So Beautiful! Not to mention looking Absolutely Delicious! Which Of Course is No Surprise, Cuz after All, You are THE Chef John 😉
These make great pretzels. I will say having made these using baking soda and actual lye bath. Nthe lye bath gives a distinctive flavor the BS does not. There is a reason the old German bakeries still use lye. But I love the beer added to your recipe gives a great flavor.
Looks almost like croissant on the outside! Thanks for the neat tip on the baking soda. I must try this
Where can I get your recipe with the exact measurements of the ingredients? I did not see a link anywhere…?
I know someone used lye it was deadly
Not doing this unsafe food
Looks good but the way he's annunciating the end of the sentences is super annoying ngl. Also had to put on 1.25x speed because he talks really slow lol
You had me rolling with the robot hands ! Thank you can’t wait to try this .
I love you "this old tony"…from machinist to everyday simple recipes 🤟😎🥂
Mine stuck to the parchment paper in o smallne spot on each pretzel. Why would that be?
German eat pretzels with weiss beer.
Lye doesn’t lie…. Love it!
I just put mustard on them. Yummy!
How would you do a pretzel crust pizza? Pizza dough and add this as the crust or the entire pizza is pretzel dough?
Hello Chef John,
Can I substitute the beer with something else?
My very first memory is of getting lye in my eye.
One of my parents thew the scoop into tge lye and a poof went straight into my eye. It's a miracle I can see through both eyes. Chef John is serious abouhow caustic that baked Food Soda is!