Homemade Pretzels!

I found a great recipe on Pinterest for these homemade German pretzels.  They sounded so good that I started craving them so I decided to give them a shot tonight.  They turned out so good!! It was a lengthy process.  It took about 3 hours from start to finish but that includes time for the dough to rise two different times.  Here are some pictures from throughout the process and the recipe I used!

Recipe: http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/german-soft-pretzel-sticks

Dough is made!

45 minutes later after the dough was left to rise!

Man down!! 

Rolled out, twisted, set to rise again for 25 minutes, and ready to be dunked in a simmering baking soda/water mixture

This was taken after I dipped them in the simmering baking soda/water combo, drained them, brushed them with an egg wash, and then sprinkled salt on them

 

Ta da!! Perfectly golden brown and deeelish!!

I dipped mine in mustard and ranch :)