Home Made Soft Pretzel's

The first time I made soft pretzel's
I couldn't believe how easy it was to do.
And they taste really good warm and salty.
Make these at least once in your life.
Just to say yup, I made home made pretzel's.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups warm water (110-115 degrees F.)
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 package of active dry yeast
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 ounces unsalted butter, melted
vegetable oil for pans
10 cups cold water
2/3 cup baking soda
1 large egg yolk, beaten
salt for toping pretzel's
prepared mustard for dipping

Directions:
Combine water, sugar, and salt in a stand mixer bowl.
Sprinkle in yeast and let sit for five minutes
until the yeast gets foamy/bubbly.
Add flour and butter and mix until well combined.
Mix/knead until dough pulls away from sides of the bowl.
This should take approx 4-5 minutes.
Oil a clean bowl, return the dough to the bowl and let
sit in a warm place for an hour or until doubled in size.
Preheat over to 450 degrees F.
Line two half-sheet pans with parchment paper
and coat lightly with vegetable oil.
Bring water and the baking soda to a rolling boil.
Divide dough into sixteen pieces.
Roll each piece of dough in to a rope
and form each rope into a pretzel shape.
Place each pretzel on parchment lined baking sheet.
Place pretzels into boiling water for thirty seconds.
Remove from the water using a spatula or slotted spoon.
Place on the parchment lined pans and brush
each pretzel with the egg wash, then sprinkle with salt.
Bake until golden brown for about 12-14 minutes.
Cool on a rack before serving warm with mustard.