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Prep Time: 1.5 hours
Cook Time: 24 minutes
Makes: 6 pretzels

Ingredients:

• 1 ¼ cups lukewarm water
• 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 3 ¼ cups unbleached bread flour
• ¼ cup hot water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsalted, melted butter
• Sea salt (optional)

Instructions:

1. Pour the lukewarm water into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle on the yeast. Let sit for 5 minutes.
2. Stir in the brown sugar, the 1 ½ teaspoons of salt, and 2 cups of the flour. Stir the mixture till it’s well mixed.
3. Stir in the remaining flour, ¼ cup at a time (you might not need it all). Mix into a semi-firm dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead it for about 6 minutes, dusting the surface with flour as necessary so the dough doesn’t stick.
4. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and roll it around to coat its entire surface. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set it in a warm place until the dough is nearly doubled in volume, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, lightly grease a large baking sheet and preheat the oven to 450°.
5. Turn the dough out onto a flour-dusted surface and knead for 1 minute. Divide into 6 equals parts and shape each into a ball let rest for 5 minutes on a flour-dusted surface.
6. Roll each ball under your palms and outstretched fingers until it’s about 3 feet long and ½ inch thick.
7. Shape each dough rope into a Treble Clef. Place a maximum of three of them on a baking sheet. Leave as much space between them as possible.
8. Stir the hot water and sugar together in a small bowl. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the sugar water over your treble clef pretzels and top them with a bit of coarse salt. Set the pretzels aside for 10 minutes.
9. Bake the pretzels on the center oven rack for about 6 minutes, then rotate the sheet 180 degrees and bake for another 6 minutes or until they’re golden brown.
10. Transfer the baked pretzels to a wire cooling rack, and place the remaining three in the oven.
11. Using a pastry brush, brush melted butter over the pretzels. Let the pretzels cool for a bit, but enjoy them while they’re warm.