Honey-Wheat Pretzel Twists

Name: Honey-Wheat Pretzel Twists
Yield: Makes 40
Ingredients: 1/2 cup/120 ml whole or 2 percent milk; 1 tsp active dry yeast; 3 tbsp honey; 1 cup/125 g unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 cup/125 g whole-wheat flour; 1 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing the bowl; 1 tsp fine sea salt, such as fleur de sel or sel gris; 4 qt/3.8 L water; 1 egg yolk beaten with 1 tbsp water; Coarse salt for topping

By Andrea Slonecker

September 16, 2013

Snack on these to satisfy your craving for sweet, salty, and crunchy. Unlike the pale, sugar-laden honey-wheat pretzel twists sold in bags at the grocery store, these are subtly sweetened with fragrant honey, deeply browned, and snappy. They are dipped in a plain water bath, rather than lye, because the honey provides sufficient flavor and helps with the browning.