Whole Wheat Pretzels

Methods

• Put whole wheat flour, sea salt, sugar, yeast and sufficient very warm water in the bowl mix with a wooden spoon. Further knead into a dough. The dough shouldn't be sticky but just slightly damp to the touch.
• Place the dough in a ziploc bag and let the dough rise for 30 minutes.
• Lightly grease a baking pan with vegetable oil.
• Remove the dough from the bag and place on a clean countertop. Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces.
• To make soda wash, whisk together ½ cup warm water and baking soda and heat in the microwave for 1 minute.
• Roll each of the eight dough pieces into a long rope, and shape each one into a pretzel.
• Dip each pretzel into the soda wash and place on the greased baking pan. Sprinkle coarse sea salt, then let them rest for 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 200º C.
• Keep the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 9 to 10 minutes or till the pretzels are golden brown.
• Mix together sugar and cinnamon powder in a small bowl.
• Bring the tray out of the oven, brush the pretzels with melted butter while they are hot and keep them on a serving platter. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar and serve.