2¼ teaspoons or 1 packet of rapid rise yeast (I use quick rise active dry yeast)
2 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2¼ cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
Soda Bath Dip:
2 Tablespoons baking soda
4 cups water
-Coarse Salt for topping- (coarse kosher salt or table salt)
--1 egg for egg wash--
Instructions
Add all the Pretzel ingredients, water, yeast, brown sugar, flour, oil and salt in you bread machine in that order. Use regular dough setting. Let it knead for 10-15 minutes. Check dough a few mins. after you start it. If it's too dry add a tablespoon or 2 of water if too dry, do the same only with flour. Dough should form into a ball. IF NOT using a bread machine, knead using your preferred method, by hand or with a stand mixer for about 10 minutes.
Let dough rise covered for 10 minutes.
Divide dough into pieces on a lightly floured surface, I made 7-8 rolls. Roll each piece into a ball & place onto a cookie sheet lined with nonstick baking mats or parchment paper.
Let rise 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan on the stove top, remove from heat, add 2 Tablespoons baking soda. Add back to the heat & using a slotted spoon place 2 roll into boiling water. Boil for 30 seconds on one side then flip them over with spoon & boil 30 more seconds. Remove from water & place back on cookie sheet. Continue until they have all been boiled.
Take a knife or scissors & cut a criss-cross across the top of buns. Brush with egg wash. Sprinkle with the coarse salt.
Bake at 425 for 14-16 minutes.
Recipe by THE SEMISWEET SISTERS at https://www.thesemisweetsisters.com/2020/10/21/pretzel-rolls-hamburger-buns-dairy-free/