Best Vegan Homemade Soft Pretzels
Servings: 8
Calories: 255kcal
Best Vegan Homemade Soft Pretzels 🥨 Soft & chewy with a crisp, salty golden glazed crust. Enjoy them hot out of the oven with your favorite mustards and toppings. This easy vegan pretzel recipe is perfect for Oktoberfest, game day, or any day!
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Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Electric stand mixer with dough hook - optional
- silicone spatula
- 5 qt stovetop pot
- Large slotted spoon or handled strainer.
- Silicone pastry mat or flat surface for rolling dough
- Pastry or basting brush
- Kitchen knife or scissors
- Baking sheets
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups water warm
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 teaspoon salt
- ¼ ounce active dry yeast one packet
- 1 tablespoon vegan butter melted
- 4 cups flour all-purpose
- ⅓ cup baking soda
- 2 tablespoon non-dairy milk
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine 1-½ cups warm water, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 teaspoon salt.
- Sprinkle over top - 1 package of active dry yeast. Allow to sit about 5 minutes, until foaming.
- Using an electric mixer with a dough hook, or by hand with a silicone spatula - mix in 1 tablespoon melted butter and 4 cups flour. Gradually add the flour a small amount at a time.
- Form dough into a ball. Place in an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside to proof (rise) for one hour or until dough doubles in volume.
- Once dough has proofed, begin boiling 9 cups of water in large pot. Add baking soda once boiling.
- Preheat oven to 425°F
- Meanwhile, roll dough into ropes. Cut into 8 even pieces about 24" long. Twist into pretzel shapes.
- Place pretzels, one at a time onto slotted spoon or handled strainer and lower into boiling water. Let boil for 15 seconds, flip pretzel over and boil another 15 seconds. Remove from water and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat process for each pretzel.
- Combine 2 tablespoon non-dairy milk with 1 tablespoon maple syrup. Lightly brush tops of each pretzel with wash.
- Sprinkle with sea salt
- Use tips of scissors or end of sharp knife and lightly score the sides of each pretzel in one or two places.
- Bake for 12 - 15 minutes at 425° until golden brown.
Notes
🥕Enjoy these pretzels hot from the oven or store them in an airtight container and reheat in a microwave for about 10-12 seconds. Serve them with a variety of mustards and our easy vegan cheese sauce as a dip.
Nutrition
Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2548mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 82IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 3mg
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