Name: Easy Homemade Soft Pretzels
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups Milk, Warm; 2 packages (1 1/2 tbsp) Yeast; 1/4 cup Brown Sugar; 4 tbsp Butter, Melted; 2 tsp Salt; 4 1/2 cups Flour; 1/3 cup Baking Soda; 3 cups Water, Warm; 4 tbsp Butter, Melted; Coarse Salt

Easy Homemade Soft Pretzels

Easy Homemade Soft Pretzels, everyone's favorite game day snack is so easy to make at home! These pretzels are perfectly chewy and fluffy!

Prep1 hour 30 minutes

Total1 hour 30 minutes

Yield12 servings

Published 3 Feb 2025

Everyone’s favorite game day snack is so easy to make at home! These pretzels are perfectly chewy and fluffy!

Homemade Soft Pretzels

She made these Easy Homemade Soft Pretzels for you! It’s the same recipe as my Cinnamon Sugar Soft Pretzels , just with salt instead.

If you need a snack spread, then I think you should consider making Puppy Chow , Reese’s Peanut Butter Dip , Beer Dip , Cheesy Ranch Crackers , too!

What You’ll Need for the Dough

2 cups Milk, Warm

2 packages (1 1/2 tbsp) Yeast

1/4 cup Brown Sugar

4 tbsp Butter, Melted

2 tsp Salt

4 1/2 cups Flour

And the Topping

1/3 cup Baking Soda

3 cups Water, Warm

4 tbsp Butter, Melted

Coarse Salt

How to Make Easy Homemade Soft Pretzels

In a large bowl, dissolve 2 packages (1 1/2 tbsp) yeast in 2 cups warm milk. When the mixture is bubbly, mix in the 1/4 cup brown sugar, 4 tbsp melted butter, 2 tsp salt, and 1 cup flour. Mix until combined.

Add in remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, and mix until smooth and slightly sticky dough forms. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise for an hour, or until doubled in size.

After the dough has risen, preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Divide the dough into 12 equal size pieces and roll each piece into a long skinny rope. Twist into a pretzel shape.

In a medium bowl, whisk 1/3 cup baking soda into 3 cups warm water until dissolved. Dip each pretzel into the water/baking soda mixture and place onto the prepared pans. Bake for 7 minutes, or until golden brown.

Melt 4 tbsp butter and brush the pretzels with it. Then sprinkle with coarse salt.

More Snacks

Caramel Crispix

Easy Taco Dip

Beer Dip

Easy Garlic Knots

Ingredients

2 cups Milk, Warm

2 packages (1 1/2 tbsp) Yeast

1/4 cup Brown Sugar

4 tbsp Butter, Melted

2 tsp Salt

4 1/2 cups Flour

1/3 cup Baking Soda

3 cups Water, Warm

4 tbsp Butter, Melted

Coarse Salt

Steps

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. When the mixture is bubbly, mix in the brown sugar, melted butter, salt, and 1 cup flour. Mix until combined.

Add in remaining flour, 1 cup at at a time, and mix until smooth and slightly sticky dough forms. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise for an hour, or until doubled in size.

After the dough has risen, preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Divide the dough in 12 equal size pieces and roll each piece into a long skinny rope. Twist into a pretzel shape.

In a medium bowl, whisk baking soda into warm water until dissolved. Dip each pretzel into the water/baking soda mixture and place onto the prepared pans. Bake for 7 minutes, or until golden brown.

Melt butter and brush the pretzels with it. Then sprinkle with coarse salt.