Pretzels, a German recipe from the Worldwide Gourmet

Ingredients

• - 300 g (10 oz.) flour
• - 200 ml (3/4 cup) warm water
• - 2 egg whites
• - 65 g (2 oz.) baking soda
• - 15 g (1/2 oz.) dry yeast
• - A pinch of salt / coarse salt or sea salt
• - A pinch of cumin (Mattekümmel)
• - Boiling water