How To Form Soft Pretzels

To form equal pretzels take the dough out of the bowl and cut it in two equal parts. I like to use a pizza cutter, one of my favorite kitchen tools!

Cut each half into two equal parts again. Now you should have 4 equal parts.

Cut the 4 parts into half again. Now you should have 8 equal parts.

Teaching Moment: If you are cooking with you kids this is a great time to teach them about division because they can visualize it.

Steps to Form Soft Pretzels

Forming the cinnamon sugar soft pretzels is a little scary, but remember no matter what the pretzels look like they will taste delicious!

1. Take one of the 8 parts and form it into a snake that is about 24 inches long. To do this flatten the dough with the palm of your hand then roll it up tightly to form a small snake. Apply a little pressure to the dough as you roll it forward and backward. Be sure to keep both hands in the same exact motion or the snake will tear.
2. Holding the two ends form a “U”. You will be making the shamrock upside down.
3. Cross the ends over one another. This will be the middle leaf.  (You will want to cross them lower then what is shown in this picture so you have enough dough left over to make the sides.)
4. Make each side leaf one at time then connect the ends in the middle at the top (which is actually the stem) with a twist to keep it together.