Second time making pretzels with a lye bath – really happy with how the shaping came out this time! The 3rd pic was my first try. They definitely came out looking like pretzel buns, but the flavor was still great!
I followed the Glen & Friends pretzel recipe here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cla2xVq77ko with a few adjustments:
– used roughly 30% bread flour and 70% AP
– I let the dough cold ferment overnight before shaping
– after shaping, I let the pretzels sit uncovered in the fridge for around 30 minutes before dipping in the lye
– brushed the pretzels with a bit of butter after they came out the oven
by tomisthetrain
3 Comments
Very nice!
Wow! Nice! Even the first attempt looks good (as a pretzel bun)!
Nice. What % lye solution are you using? Just room temp water? A quick dunk or do you let it sit for a bit?
I’ve been making pretzels for awhile and haven’t found a lot of specifics in recipes regarding the lye bath.