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Pretzel Buns (King Arthur Baking)

Pretzel Buns (King Arthur Baking)

🍽 Serves ⏲ Total Time
10 buns 1.73 hours

🧂 Ingredients

  • 🍞 4.5 cups (540 g) King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour
  • 🥛 0.25 cup (28 g) King Arthur Baker's Special Dry Milk or nonfat dry milk
  • 💧 1.75 cups (397 g) water
  • 🧈 2 Tbsp (28 g) unsalted butter
  • 🍵 2 tsp instant yeast
  • 🧂 0.75 tsp table salt
  • 💧 2 quarts (1814 g) water
  • 🧂 1 Tbsp (18 g) table salt
  • 🌰 0.25 cup (57 g) baking soda
  • 🧂 some Pretzel salt or coarse salt

🍳 Cookware

  • 🥣 1 lightly greased bowl
  • 🪵 1 lightly greased work surface
  • 🍪 1 lightly greased (or parchment-lined and greased) baking sheet
  • 🔥 1 oven
  • 🥘 1 large pot
  • 🥄 1 slotted spoon
  • 🔪 1 sharp knife or lame
  • 🗑 1 rack

📝 Instructions

Step 1

Mix and knead the King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour, King Arthur Baker's Special Dry Milk or nonfat dry milk, warm water, unsalted butter, instant yeast, and table salt—by hand, mixer, or bread machine—to make a smooth, slightly sticky dough (5 minutes if using a stand mixer).

Step 2

Allow the dough to rise in a lightly greased bowl, covered, for about 1 hour, until doubled in size.

Step 3

Gently deflate the dough and transfer it to a lightly greased work surface. Divide the dough into 10 pieces (about 100 g each) and shape each piece into a smooth ball. Flatten each ball with your palm until it's about 3 inches across.

Step 4

Place the balls on a lightly greased (or parchment-lined and greased) baking sheet. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.

Step 5

Preheat your oven to 400°F with a rack in the center position.

Step 6

Bring water, table salt, and baking soda to a boil in a large pot.

Step 7

Drop about 5 buns at a time into the boiling water, seam-side down. Cook for 30 seconds, flip, and cook for another 30 seconds. Use a slotted spoon to return them to the baking sheet.

Step 8

While the buns are still warm and wet from the bath, sprinkle them with Pretzel salt or coarse salt. Use a sharp knife or lame to cut ½ inch-deep crosses into the center of each bun.

Step 9

Bake for 20 to 24 minutes, or until they are a deep-dark brown.

Step 10

Transfer to a rack to cool. These are best enjoyed fresh on the day they are baked.

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