Soft Pretzels

Ingredients
• 4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon white sugar • 1 ¼ warm water
• 5 cups all-purpose flour • ½ cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt • 1 tbls oil
• 1/2 cup baking soda • 4 cups hot water
• 1/4 cup kosher salt, for topping
Directions
1. In a bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water for10 min
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt. Make a well in the center; add the oil and yeast mixture. Mix and kneed till smooth
3. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
4. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a bowl, dissolve baking soda in water.
5. When risen, turn dough out onto and divide into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a rope and twist into a pretzel shape.
6. Dip each pretzel into the baking soda solution & sprinkle w/kosher salt
7. Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes, until browned.