These look SOOOOO delicious and my daughter Loves pretzels - unfortunately mine looked great but were Very Tough! I kneaded in my stand mixer but you did not indicate how long? Could I have needed too short or too long? Otherwise I followed the recipe exactly (using the sugar instead of malt). Hope to try these again with better results. With just a tablespoon of fat, these are supposed to be chewy, rather than soft/tender. Maybe you're mistaking chewy for tough? If they're really unpleasantly tough, try baking for a bit less time; and you could definitely increase the fat to 4 tablespoons; that would make them softer. Good luck - PJH

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