Prestzel recipe

Tom or Mary said:

I was wondering if anyone had a favorite recipe for pretzels. I using make a
yeast dough, and then shape the pretzels, boil them in water with baking
soda (although a German woman suggested lye), and sprinkle salt, and bake in
an oven of about 400 until they turn golden brown.

Thanks

Tom

If you use lye make sure you get a food grade lye. Even if you can
find food grade lye it is still dangerous and can be poisonous if used
incorrectly.

Tom or Mary said:

I was wondering if anyone had a favorite recipe for pretzels. I using make a
yeast dough, and then shape the pretzels, boil them in water with baking
soda (although a German woman suggested lye), and sprinkle salt, and bake in
an oven of about 400 until they turn golden brown.

I use the recipe from JOC (Joy of Cooking). It works great, and
makes terrific bagels as well.

-sw