Recipe: Octoberfest Pretzel - Bell's Brewery

Ingredients

• 1 packet of dry active yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 cup Bell’s Octoberfest
• 3 Tbs sugar
• 3 cups bread flour (all-purpose flour can be substituted)
• ¾ cup rye flour
• 4 Tbs melted butter
• 2 tsp salt
• ½ cup baked (see step 1) baking soda
• 4-6 cups of water
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 4 Tbs water
• Pretzel salt or coarse sea salt