Sourdough lye pretzels
Ingredients
for 4 people
| 1 | Sourdough kit (Betty Bossi, see note) |
| 500 g | white flour |
| a little | white flour |
| 2 litre | water, boiling |
| 4 tbsp | sodium bicarbonate |
| a little | sea salt |
| 8 | veaul sausages (approx. 60 g each) |
| water, boiling | |
| 2 tbsp | sweet mustard |
How it's done
Dough
Place the sourdough, all the liquid and the flour in a bowl, knead into a smooth dough using the dough hook on a food processor, cover and leave to rest at room temperature for approx. 30 mins.
Leave to rise
Stretch and fold the dough, pulling one side of the dough up and laying it over the opposite side. Repeat this process on all four sides, then leave to rest for approx. 30 mins. Stretch and fold from all sides again, cover and leave in the bowl to rise at room temperature for approx. 8 hrs. until doubled in size.
Shape the pretzels
Divide the dough into quarters. On a lightly floured surface, shape into strands (approx. 60 cm long), then shape into pretzels. Place the rolls on a baking tray lined with baking paper, cover and leave to rise at room temperature for approx. 30 mins.
Pretzel crust
Bring the water and baking soda to the boil, reduce the heat. Using a slotted spoon, place the pretzels in the simmering water one at a time for approx. 15 secs., turn and cook for a further 15 secs. Place the pretzels on the baking tray lined with baking paper and sprinkle with fleur de sel.
To bake
Approx. 20 mins. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 220 °C. Remove from the oven, leave to cool on a rack.
Sausages
Cook the sausages in batches in simmering water for approx. 10 mins. Remove the sausages from the water, serve with the mustard and the pretzels.
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