Every year, my in-laws have a themed BBQ in August to celebrate my husband and father-in-law’s birthdays. Last year, the theme was tiki, and I made these tropical tiki cupcakes. This year, the theme was Oktoberfest, so I thought soft pretzels would be perfect.

I have never found a pretzel recipe that I really loved, and especially one that tastes good the next day. But, I found this recipe online from one of my favorite blogs, Brown Eyed Baker, and I figured I would test it out. I have to say, these are the best tasting pretzels I have ever made, and they were still great the next day. I just put them on a foil-lined cookie sheet and warmed them up in the oven for 15 minutes at 375.

I’ve also never found a pretzel recipe that browned as beautifully as these did!

This recipe comes out so puffy and golden, it’s amazing how big they get after being boiled. I thought I would have these tiny pretzels, but they ended up being a great size.

The dough was also great to work with. Just make sure to really flour your hands before rolling the dough.

It really did double in size after waiting an hour. I never had that happen before. Usually the dough rises, but not all that much.

I will definitely be making these again. They went like hotcakes! I made 4 batches, or 32 pretzels. Every single pretzel was gone within a few hours.

So here’s the recipe! The real Oktoberfest is next month, so this is a great way to celebrate.

