There have been other posts dealing with pretzels and whether to use a lye bath or not. I am firmly in the lye bath camp, and I can assure you, no self-respecting German baker would even consider making pretzels without it. And, being a self-respecting German baker, from a long line of German bakers, I give you my recipe for making Laugenbrezeln, with a lye bath
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Swabian Pretzels (Laugenbrezeln)
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Swabian Pretzels (Laugenbrezeln)
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Dear Bavarians, the “Laugenbrezel” is an invention of the Swabians
Swabian Pretzels (Laugenbrezeln)
Swabian Pretzels (Laugenbrezeln)