A snowy day in the New Mexico mountains; too cold to work in the shop, but a great day to bake. My first attempt at pretzels and they came out great, even if I did make a few changes. I used bread flour, and since I didn't have any dry milk, I used 2% instead of the water. I took my discard starter out of the fridge just before our electricity went off, so it sat out for a few hours and actually started to work. As a result, I had a good rise in about 20 minutes. Brushed with the sugar water and sprinkled with coarse sea salt. The tops didn't get as brown as I expected, so I might try the baking soda boil next time. Great recipe, Thanks!

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