Homemade Soft Pretzels with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

I found this fun recipe on one of my favorite blogs, HERE.  Try it today!

Soft Pretzels with Honey Mustard Sauce

Ingredients: 

• 1 package of active dry yeast
• 5 cups flour
• 1 1/3 cups warm water
• 1/8 cup warm water
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• Water, baking soda
• Sea Salt

Honey Mustard Sauce:

• 5 ounces creme fraiche (or sour cream)
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons dijon or german mustard
• Salt and sugar to taste

 Directions:

1. Dissolve yeast in 1/8 cup warm water.
2. Stir in 1 1/3 cups warm water, brown sugar and flour. Beat until smooth.
3. Knead dough until smooth and elastic.
4. Heat oven to 475 degrees.
5. In a saucepan, add 2 tablespoons baking soda to each cup of water. Use enough to fill the saucepan; bring to a boil.
6. Tear off some dough and roll a pencil shape with your hands. Pick up both ends, cross to form rabbit ears and then twist the ends and pull the back to the rest of the loop (making a pretzel shape).
7. Place twisted pretzels in water/baking soda mixture for 15 seconds until pretzel dough is golden or yellow in color. Remove pretzels from boiling water and place onto cookie sheet. Sprinkle tops with sea salt. 
8. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until pretzels are golden brown (see picture above).

Honey Mustard Dip

1. Stir creme fraiche (or sour cream), honey and mustard until creamy.
2. Add sugar and salt to taste.