1 envelope yeast
1.5 cups warm water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
4 cups flour
coarse salt
1 egg, beaten, or 1 tablespoon butter, melted
Preheat oven to 425 F.
Sprinkle yeast and sugar into warm water in a large bowl. Let sit 5 minutes. Add salt; stir. Add flour and stir. Knead into dough. Let dough rest 15
minutes. Pull off hunks of dough, roll into cords about 1/2 to 1/3 inch thick, then twist into shapes -- pretzel shapes, braids, letters, etc.
Put pretzels onto greased cookie sheet. Brush with egg or butter, sprinkle with coarse salt.
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