Pretzels - Kids LOVE making these!

• 1 pkg. yeast
• 1 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 tsp. salt
• 4 cups flour (sifted)
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 egg
• Coarse salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Empty the package of yeast into a big bowl, and pour in the water. Leave for about 5 minutes. Add the salt, sugar and flour to the yeast and stir well. Form the dough into a ball with your hands. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes until it's smooth and stretchy. Divide dough into 24 balls and roll into thin sticks. Twist sticks. Grease some large cookie sheets and put the pretzels on them. Space them out well. Brush pretzels with a little egg and sprinkle with salt. Ask an adult to put them in the oven for 20 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA