This Chemical Makes German Pretzels Chewy and Golden Brown | America’s Test Kitchen
To make great German-style pretzels, you need a chemical shortcut with food-grade lye. Today, Bridget Lancaster shows Julia Collin Davison how lye contributes to that golden-brown shine and snappy bite, highlighting the importance of letting the dough rest between stages of shaping. After they dip the dough in a diluted lye solution (with protective gear…