How to make the best homemade soft pretzel

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  • Опубликовано: 2 дек 2024

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  • @671donna
    @671donna 2 года назад +4

    YUMMO! ❤️ counting the days until I receive my cookbook!

  • @Consuldude
    @Consuldude Год назад +5

    Hi! I was born in Stuttgart Germany the capitol of the schwabian pretzel. That means a big body with thinner arms in comparision to the bavarian style pretzel which is uniformly thick! In a real good pretzel you use lard instead of butter! Every schwabian will insist on that and that a bavarian doesnt know a good bretzel when they see one ✌️😁!. Thanks for your videos and i just bought your book and baked your beginners sourdough recipe which i of course underproofed! Next time i will let it bulkferment at a warmer temperature. Thank you!

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад +1

      Hoping to test my recipe soon using lard, indeed! Hope you love my cookbook and no worries about underproofing, happens to us all. Good luck on the next one, let me know how it goes!

    • @ragnahoffmann3022
      @ragnahoffmann3022 9 месяцев назад

      can confirm that lard is the way to go! 😁 and crispy arms!! (swabian here 😊)

  • @GrantBakes
    @GrantBakes 2 года назад +3

    Looking forward to the book, Maurizio!

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  2 года назад

      Thanks so much, Grant! Excited to finally have it out there 🙂

  • @bakerbrewz
    @bakerbrewz 2 года назад +1

    Wow those look incredible! I love to make homemade pretzels but yours take my breath away! Great tips with the extra fermentation after you pre-roll the dough into cigars as well as the time to stiffen the dough in the fridge before you do the lye bath. I've never been brave enough to attempt a lye bath (mostly cause I have small kids, but maybe when they grow up I will) but it was super cool to see how to deal with the lye bath and what to watch out for. Thanks for putting together this fantastic german style pretzel tutorial.

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  2 года назад +1

      You're very welcome and thank you! These are so worth the effort, and the lye bath isn't trouble in my experience. I just be sure my kiddos are out of the kitchen for a few mins (plus, a little quiet time is nice, too ;)). Happy baking!

  • @nanitta83
    @nanitta83 2 года назад +1

    Grazie, Maurizio! I am so looking forward to trying your recipe! They look absolutely scrumptious!

  • @davebillnitzer5824
    @davebillnitzer5824 Год назад

    I've found that using a food processor (I have an old Cuisinart) mixes and kneads the dough quite well. I don't have a stand mixer. The food processor does it all in about 1 minute. I toss in the dry ingredients first, give them a quick pulse, then add the wet, pulse it a few times until it comes together, and then let it run non-stop for about a minute. Yours is a great and easy recipe, I've been trying to get sourdough pretzels right for the longest time, but your clear instructions did it. Thank you!

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад

      So glad my recipe worked out well for you, Dave! Funny enough, I've never tried my food processor for this dough-will need to give it a shot!

  • @jowind777
    @jowind777 2 года назад +2

    Really hope my copy of your book gets here sooner 😃

  • @suestoddard4889
    @suestoddard4889 2 года назад +2

    Was gonna wait to make these when I got my cookbook cuz the family is begging for them but since this video is so perfectly put together to follow these are gonna get made as soon as I get my lye in the mail! 😋 thank you!

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  2 года назад

      Thank you, Sue! I hope you love the recipe (and the book, too) 🙂

  • @jud8161
    @jud8161 2 года назад +1

    Oh my goodness!!! Those pretzels look delicious! Thank you Maurizio!
    What model of mixer do you have?

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  2 года назад +1

      Thank you! In this video I used a Haussler Alpha mixer-it's a beast and handles this dough no problem 🙂

    • @NoreenKulhanek
      @NoreenKulhanek 5 месяцев назад

      @@theperfectloafI only see one of those on Amazon and woohooo it’s only 2800$

  • @jeffreyostermiller9875
    @jeffreyostermiller9875 2 года назад +1

    We're having some friends over for a Dungeons and Dragons game this Sunday. It will be October. I think it is time to combine several of my hobbies (cooking, baking and D&D) to make Octoberfest snacks. I happen to have some food grade lye from some bagel experiments, so this will be a perfect addition to our table. Thanks for another great and timely video, Maurizio!

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  2 года назад +1

      Fantastic, Jeffrey! Sounds like the perfect storm of events to make this one happen. Speaking of D&D, I'm a huge board game player, too, though I haven't played D&D in a long while. I brought a batch of these to one of our game nights and they were a huge hit. Anyway, enjoy and have fun!

  • @champagnjethersiahdduvenag6078
    @champagnjethersiahdduvenag6078 9 месяцев назад

    This would be next on my list of must bakes. Cannot wait to see how they wil look and taste like.

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  9 месяцев назад +1

      They're so, so good. Let me know what you think once you make em!

  • @Reinolds_Recipes
    @Reinolds_Recipes 2 года назад +1

    Oh wow! Love your channel 😍 that’s how I like them haha, keep sharing! I’m subscribed to your channel :)

  • @jeraldtaylor
    @jeraldtaylor Год назад +1

    Thanks for the video. I'm about ready to try this recipe. I do have one question that I couldn't find addressed - once you are done using the lye bath solution, how do you safely dispose of it? 🤔

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад

      I (carefully) flush it down the toilet! Let me know how you like these, they're so, so good 🙂

  • @lucapellecchia7427
    @lucapellecchia7427 Месяц назад

    Ciao Maurizio! Grazie! Please can you share the amount of volume( also in percentage %) that the dough should be reached in bulk fermenatation? Do you think that 30% -50% of original volume is enough? Thank you so much

  • @cynthiawilson8294
    @cynthiawilson8294 2 года назад +1

    Oh, yum!

  • @Bill_TheBassman_Bowman
    @Bill_TheBassman_Bowman 3 месяца назад

    if you are making alot of these, can you premix the dough ahead of time, or leave the pre-dipped pretzels in the fridge or freezer. I have an event coming up that I'd like to make 100 pretzels and don't have industrial bread mixers. Ideas

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  3 месяца назад

      Great tip, and yes you're absolutely true. Just be sure not to add the salt until you're going to serve them!

  • @jeancortez7418
    @jeancortez7418 Год назад

    Hi Mauricio, I want to buy a mill but, I’m confused as to which one is a better buy. Komo or
    Mock mill? They ate
    Both so similar. I respect your advice.

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад

      Hey Jean! They are both good mills, honestly. I have both and use them interchangeably. I'd say the build quality is a little higher with the KoMo, but otherwise, they're both great. I talk about milling in my guide, here:
      www.theperfectloaf.com/how-to-freshly-mill-flour-at-home-for-baking/

  • @ccarpo70
    @ccarpo70 Год назад

    Hi. I have been seeing your name on my sourdough Facebook group. Thank you for all the expertise you bring to the group and helping us troubleshoot. I was able to find LYE water in an Asian store. Unfortunately, I did not give me the percentage of lye? I would imagine because it's already dissolved and it can't be any more concentrated than the pellet form. Obviously I want to be able to utilize this product because obtaining the pellets is slightly challenging. Any recommendations? At the end it actually just burns off anyway?

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад

      It should work just fine. I use it in he following ratio: 940g water to 38g lye. Yes, all of the lye bakes away in the oven!

  • @alancabrera8424
    @alancabrera8424 5 месяцев назад

    What is lye ? And what can replace that ? I am from Argentina
    I guess it would be baking soda I made the pretzel recipe 6 times in two days. At first it was difficult for me to get the pretzels flat, but the baking turned out well. Now the dough comes out well (smooth) but the baking does not reach that shiny and opaque style Could it be because my oven is not a convector? I am using electric oven

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  4 месяца назад +1

      Lye is commonly used to prepare pretzels and other foods, but needs to be handled carefully. I talk about what it is, here: www.theperfectloaf.com/seriously-soft-sourdough-pretzel/

  • @David411
    @David411 4 месяца назад

    I was wondering how you dispose of the lye bath? I've been reading it's not good to pour down the drain for the pipes. Some have said it's the same as Drano but that too is caustic for metal pipes I'm reading. How do you handle this?

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  4 месяца назад

      I always flush it down the toilet. Havent had any problems here!

  • @superfoodlife3848
    @superfoodlife3848 Год назад

    Hi there, I just made this pretzel, they look amazing but not as crispy as yours, may I know what could went wrong? I use exactly same measurements except cutting the lye water in half ratio. Please advise and thank you for all your video and knowledge!

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад

      You might need to bake them at a hotter temp, or if you want a slightly thicker crust, bake them for longer. For a thin, brittle crust, hotter + shorter is the way to go.

    • @superfoodlife3848
      @superfoodlife3848 Год назад

      @@theperfectloaf Thank you so much for your reply and advise, I will try again next time. And I love your book, the best bread book I have seen so far! Hopefully one day I can get you sign it for me!

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад +1

      @@superfoodlife3848 thank so much, means a lot to hear that. Would love to sign it! Happy baking 🙂

  • @ccubillo
    @ccubillo Год назад

    These look amazing! I am making them right now and wondering if I can refrigerate them overnight until I am ready to bake them tomorrow? It's getting a little bit late and I would rather pick up where I left off in the morning.

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад

      I've never refrigerated them after the lye bath, I wouldn't do that if you can avoid it!

    • @ccubillo
      @ccubillo Год назад

      Thanks! I shaped them but held off on the lye bath until today. They are in the oven now and look really good 😊

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад

      @@ccubillo fantastic!! I hope they turned out amazing 🙂

    • @ChristineCubillo
      @ChristineCubillo Год назад

      They did! The pretzels themselves were great but they did stick to the parchment paper that I had proofed on overnight so next time I will use fresh parchment. Great recipe! Thank you!

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад

      @@ChristineCubillo so glad to hear that. Also, I've noticed some brands are not as nonstick as others. Reynolds is a good one! Enjoy 🙂

  • @ned711
    @ned711 8 месяцев назад

    I do not have a sourdough starter. Can I make it otherwise? Thank you. Ned

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  8 месяцев назад

      Yes, very easy. Here's my guide to creating a starter from scratch: www.theperfectloaf.com/7-easy-steps-making-incredible-sourdough-starter-scratch/

    • @ned711
      @ned711 8 месяцев назад

      Thank you for your reply. However, I don’t have the time to start a starter. Can simply omit it or replace it with something?

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  8 месяцев назад

      @@ned711 you'd have to use commercial or instant yeast (you can find this in the supermarket). Or, if you have a bakery nearby, ask them for some of their starter!

    • @ned711
      @ned711 8 месяцев назад

      Thanks for your patience with my question. I can certainly use a grocery store yeast, but do I make the levain with that yeast, and then proceed per your recipe, or do I just toss the yeast in with the dough like I would for bread, and proceeded? Thanks again! Ned.

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  8 месяцев назад

      @@ned711 you'd have to restructure the formula a bit to work with instant yeast. You could make a poolish, which is like a levain or starter, a little yeast, flour and water left to ferment for a while. But I don't know the exact measurements because I haven't tested that! Usually, a bread recipe would be somewhere around 1% instant yeast to total flour in the recipe.

  • @mariannesims8091
    @mariannesims8091 3 месяца назад

    Can I prepare the dough in a bread machine on dough setting?

  • @NoreenKulhanek
    @NoreenKulhanek 5 месяцев назад

    What kind of mixer is that you have in the video?

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  5 месяцев назад

      It's a Haussler Alpha! You can use any mixer that'll work with stiffer doughs, or you can even knead the dough by hand like you would pasta dough.

  • @Tiffycha1982
    @Tiffycha1982 2 года назад +1

    What brand dough mixer so you suggest?

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  2 года назад +1

      For these, I'm using a Haussler Alpha mixer, which is great for stiff doughs. I also like Famag for the home kitchen!

    • @Tiffycha1982
      @Tiffycha1982 2 года назад +1

      Thank you!

  • @Fendane
    @Fendane 4 месяца назад

    Could you sub beer for the water?

  • @mfzibro
    @mfzibro 2 месяца назад

    What type of Spiral Mixer do you use in this video?

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  2 месяца назад

      This was with a Haussler Alpha spiral (no breaker bar).

  • @gregoryford9374
    @gregoryford9374 11 месяцев назад

    What is the make/model of the Mixer you use?

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  11 месяцев назад

      For pretzel, I use a Haussler Alpha mixer.

    • @gregoryford9374
      @gregoryford9374 11 месяцев назад

      Thank you@@theperfectloaf

  • @solitarybea
    @solitarybea 10 месяцев назад +1

    Here to report I've had great success with this recipe. I've made pretzels before, but never with sourdough, it worked beautifully! I like to top mine with everything seasoning and some asiago cheese, but i know that's not very traditional. Thanks for the recipe, I'm sure I'll be revisiting it many more times.

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  10 месяцев назад

      So glad to hear these worked out well for you!

  • @David411
    @David411 4 месяца назад

    I'm working on making these this morning. My dough warmed up too much in the mixer (81 degrees) and after staying in the fridge 15 min didn't cool down, so I just went with it at this point. Interestingly, I was watching a German video (ruclips.net/video/UyhsLe_704o/видео.html) where they do 4,000 of these a day at around 1:52 in the video, he adds some ice to the mixture to control the temp. May have to give that a try on the next round. Question: What is the issue with the temp that you don't like your dough to go above 76 degrees?
    Update: I made these yesterday and they were incredibly good! I did have an issue with the temperature of 450 (then 425 degrees)...I have a convection oven and my internal oven temp is accurate and that was too high. It made them very dark brown with some black within 5 minutes. I continued to bake but covered it with foil to avoid additional color development. I'll try to lower the temp the next round.

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  4 месяца назад

      Super glad they turned out great for ya!
      I have some tips on keeping the dough cool, here: www.theperfectloaf.com/how-to-bake-sourdough-bread-in-summer/

    • @David411
      @David411 4 месяца назад

      @@theperfectloaf Now if I could only slow down on eating the darn things! Addicting!

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  4 месяца назад

      @@David411 oh how I hear you on that one!

  • @RowlandGosling
    @RowlandGosling Год назад

    I've always been a bit afraid of lye since it can unclog a drain or strip the grease off of cast iron. I'm surprised you can eat it as part of this process. Hmmmm

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад +1

      It bakes off completely!

    • @RowlandGosling
      @RowlandGosling Год назад

      @@theperfectloaf A great pretzel is really fantastic! I'll give these a try - thanks Mario!

  • @kiteflyer76
    @kiteflyer76 Год назад

    Thank you for this amazing recipe and demo! I just started making soft pretzels and this is the best recipe I've come across, no contest. I made a batch that came out great. Liked and subscribed. I'm looking forward to getting your book and experimenting more. A few quick questions.... I'm wondering why this recipe requires so few folds, as compared to a loaf of sourdough bread that is folded multiple times during bulk fermentation? It works great, just wondering why that might be. Would this benefit from more folds? And if I'm using a malted bread flour, would I omit the diastatic malt? Thanks so much!

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад +1

      Thank you! So happy you like my recipe and process for these. This dough doesn't require as many folds because it's a very, very strong and stiff dough and it's mixed very far (in terms of gluten development) in the spiral mixer. If you're mixing this dough by hand, it could benefit from a few stretches and folds. Yes, if using malted bread flour, I'd omit the malt. Happy baking!

    • @kiteflyer76
      @kiteflyer76 Год назад

      @@theperfectloaf Thank you so much, that makes sense. There are so many variables with sourdough that all rely on each other. It's fantastic. So much to learn.

  • @Mr1fish2fish
    @Mr1fish2fish 11 месяцев назад

    Make a super good baking pretzel using a baking soda bath. I am not going to use lye as lye is used to clean drains and make soap. Lye is deadly, baking soda is not deadly. Make a pretzel with baking soda.

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  11 месяцев назад

      People have been eating lye bakes for ages, but also, 100% of it bakes off in the oven. However, baking soda also works, do what appeals most to you!

    • @Mr1fish2fish
      @Mr1fish2fish 11 месяцев назад

      Thanks. @@theperfectloaf

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  • @saroku
    @saroku 8 месяцев назад

    Please correct the recipe on your website for the amount of water. Good recipe, though.

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  8 месяцев назад

      It's all correct, the tables are just shown a little differently!

  • @mattymattffs
    @mattymattffs 2 года назад

    I was ready to scold you for not using a lye bath, but of course you'd do it right.
    I'm lucky that I have a good German bakery in town, and a German pretzel place just around the corner.

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  2 года назад

      If i had these nearby it would be a very dangerous thing 🙂

  • @smo202
    @smo202 Год назад

    They look good...but why in this world or any other...would you only put salt on part of it. That is a KEY component to a good pretzel and you will miss that on the unsalted half.

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад

      That's how I learned to make these and honestly, I prefer a little less salt overall. However, the beautiful thing is you can make these however you'd like! By all means, salt away 🙂

  • @Cruz0e
    @Cruz0e Год назад

    51gram + 51 gram +102gram.. .what that +1 gram does? just to complicate the recipe? or make it "unique"

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Год назад

      I create my formulas in a spreadsheet because I work in baker's percentages, so the numbers are almost never round (but the percentages are!).

  • @Cruz0e
    @Cruz0e Год назад

    why there is only salt on one side.. lmao.. saving money on the salt? so sad...

  • @profitablecopy
    @profitablecopy 2 года назад

    I'm a huge fan of your advice for years. I've created spreadsheets that build on your timing recommendations. But I have to be honest here: the towel-on-shoulder thing seems to be contrived. It turns you from Maurizio, the bread expert, into Maurizio, the guy who's all about appearances. Now I guess if you had that towel on your shoulder when no one knew you at all, then it's authentic. Did you? I just find it distracting. It's as if I decided to stick a feather in my hair and do videos, because that's who I want to appear to be. Yes it's a free country and you can do whatever the hell you want to. Still weird and distracting from your important and useful spoken message.

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  2 года назад +1

      Hey there! So glad to hear my site and spreadsheets have helped for so long! Hmm, ahh the towel, honestly, it's not really a "thing I'm doing" so much as something I always have on my shoulder in the kitchen. If you were here with me baking in the kitchen, you'd see it there every single time I bake 🙂 I don't even notice it to be honest! Since I'm always washing my hands to keep dough from sticking, I always have my trusty kitchen towel there ready for use. But now that you've pointed it out, I can see how it might seem strange (if you didn't know me, that is)!

    • @nancycuppy2371
      @nancycuppy2371 Год назад

      @@theperfectloaf I'm old if I throw the towel over my shoulder I always know where it is at. Never thought a thing about it. Now if you had a cat on your shoulder I might start asking questions. Keep doing what you are doing! I made the pretzels tonight so good!

    • @jeancortez7418
      @jeancortez7418 Год назад

      Oh my goodness! The littlest things that bother some
      People. Maurizio, you do an outstanding job and your teaching is the best. Thank you for your outstanding videos! I got your book and I love it!
      I want to give these pretzels a try. How do you store the lye? I’m a bit concerned of someone getting it wet and getting hurt.

  • @adamthompson7170
    @adamthompson7170 Месяц назад

    Dude this is a LOT OF WORK! Do you sell these pretzels 🥨 online?

    • @theperfectloaf
      @theperfectloaf  Месяц назад +1

      But believe me these are ridiculously good. No online sales, unfortunately (yet?).

    • @adamthompson7170
      @adamthompson7170 Месяц назад

      @@theperfectloaf PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU DO! Hopefully you will sell them at an AFFORDABLE PRICE!😉