Justine's Crazy Pretzels

By Peggie

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tsp yeast
• 1/2 cup white flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg (to brush on pretzel)
• Coarse salt (to sprinkle on top of brushed egg)

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the yeast & water until the yeast dissolves. Pour the flour, sugar and salt into the yeast and water mixture and stir until doughy.
Let rise for 1 ½ hours
Turn onto a clean, floured surface to knead the dough for about 3-5 minutes
Divide the dough and create pretzel designs (twists, figure eights, traditional)
Brush top of dough with egg and sprinkle with salt.
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes.