Quick Homemade Pretzels. Sprinkle pretzels with coarse salt or coarse sugar. Add one pretzel at a time and let it dip in soda-bath for 20 secs make sure to coat both sides in water or pretzel will not color properly.
Brush each pretzel with melted butter or egg wash and sprinkle some brown sugar on it. Repeat steps 8-9 with all of the remaining dough. Drop 1-2 pretzels into the boiling water for 20-30 seconds.
Punch dough down and divide into 20 equal pieces.
Place on greased baking sheets. Add one pretzel at a time and let it dip in soda-bath for 20 secs make sure to coat both sides in water or pretzel will not color properly. Add baking soda in boiling water and mix well. Cut dough into 15 equal pieces and roll each piece between your hands into rope shapes at least the thickness of a pencil.