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Discard Pretzels

Description of recipe

Ingredients​

Dough​

  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp filtered water (80 - 90°F)
  • 1 tbsp dark brown sugar
  • 1 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
  • 200g sourdough discard
  • 567g all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp salk
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter (melted)

Boiling Water​

  • 10 cups water
  • 2/3 cup baking soda

Toppings​

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp filtered water
  • flaky salt

Directions​

  • Mix water and brown sugar
  • Add yeast to top (don't mix) and wait 5 minutes make sure yeast starts to bubble
  • Add discard, flour, salt, butter and mix for 4 - 5 minutes until dough is smooth
  • Oil large bowl & transfer dough ball into the bowl
  • Cover with damp cloth and let sit for 60 - 90 minutes until dough has doubled in size
  • Preheat oven to 450°F and start boiling water with baking soda in it
  • Roll out pretzels
  • Mix egg yolk and water in small bowl to create egg wash for topping
  • Boil pretzels for 20 - 30 seconds (should float)
  • On baking sheet with parchment paper, brush with egg wash and sprinkel salt on top
  • Bake until golden brown (13 - 15 minutes)
  • Take out pretzels and let rest on cooling rack