BHA & BHT Free Soft Pretzels with Salt

Few snacks hit the way a warm, chewy pretzel does straight from the oven — that deep mahogany crust, the satisfying chew, the crunch of coarse salt on top. Store-bought versions are notorious for containing preservatives like BHA and BHT to extend shelf life, which means the snack aisle is often off-limits if you're avoiding those additives. Making them from scratch sidesteps that problem entirely, since every ingredient here — flour, yeast, butter, egg, baking soda, salt — is straightforward and easy to verify. The real magic happens in the baking soda bath, where a quick 30-second poach on each side gives the pretzels that signature chewy exterior and rich color before they ever hit the oven. Rolling the dough into long ropes and twisting them into the classic shape is genuinely fun, and the whole process is more approachable than it looks. These are best served warm, and they disappear fast — so consider doubling the batch.

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