Sweet Pretzels

Ingredients

• Master Sweet Dough
• All-purpose flour (for dusting)
• 1 large egg white
• 6 tablespoons pearl sugar
• Ingredient info: Pearl sugar
• a coarse sugar used for decorating baked goods
• is available at specialty foods stores and kingarthurflour.com.

Instructions

1. 1

   Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment.

2. 2

   Punch down dough; divide into 12 equal pieces.

3. 3

   Working with 1 piece at a time and keeping remaining dough covered with a kitchen towel, roll dough on a lightly floured surface into a 17"- long rope.

4. 4

   Form rope into a U shape.

5. 5

   Lift top of left end; fold over or under opposite side; press together gently about two-thirds down from the top of right side.

6. 6

   Lift right end up, fold over, and press in or tuck under, forming a pretzel shape.

7. 7

   Repeat with remaining dough.

8. 8

   Divide pretzels between sheets, spacing about 2" apart.

9. 9

   Loosely cover with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel.

10. 10

    Let dough rise in a warm, draft-free area until slightly puffed but not doubled in size, 30-45 minutes.

11. 11

    Meanwhile, arrange racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 375°F.

12. 12

    Beat egg white and 2 teaspoons warm water in a small bowl.

13. 13

    Brush each pretzel all over with egg wash, then sprinkle each with 1/2 tablespoon pearl sugar.

14. 14

    Bake for 10 minutes; rotate baking sheets and continue baking until pretzels are golden, 6-8 minutes longer.

15. 15

    Let pretzels cool on a wire rack.