I just read this after reading one requiring lye a few days ago. I've worked with worse in the lab, but the idea of going finding/buying lye made me think 'maybe someday'. If I can use baking soda, that turns into 'definitely next weekend!'. I'm very excited to try this recipe. I would also be interested if I could make sourdough pretzels with my KAF live sourdough instead of the yeast. I love that stuff, it's like my precious fridge-pet. You certainly can make sourdough pretzels! We even have a blog entry about them: https://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2011/04/28/soft-scrumptious-and-sourdough-pretzels-from-your-discard-starter/ I hope you get inspired and concoct some great pretzels! Kim@KAF

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