Home-made Soft Pretzels

This Soft pretzel dough recipe
is made in a bread machine.
Then formed on a work surface.
I just like to make them by hand.
This recipe makes about 16 pretzels.

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups water
3 1/2 cups bread flour
1 tsp salt
1 egg yolk
1 Tbsps oil
1 tsp lemon juice
2 Tbsps sugar
1/8 tsp white pepper
1 Tbsps active dry yeast

Glaze:
1 egg white
1 Tbsp water

Toppings
kosher s:alt or sesame seeds

Directions:
Place ingredients in bread pan
in order recommended by manufacturer.
Use dough setting.
When setting is complete,
remove dough from bread pan.
Punch down and on a lightly floured
surface cut the dough into 16
equal pieces. Roll each piece of
dough into a rope about 16" long.
Shape each rope into a pretzel.
Crossing the ends of the rope to
make a loop; twist the crossed
ends once and fold across the loop.
Place the pretzels on a greased
baking sheet 1 1/2" apart.
Brush with combined egg white and water.
Sprinkle with salt or sesame seeds.
Bake in preheated 375 degree F.
oven for 15 to 20 minutes
or until golden brown.