Recipes Bread Yeast Bread Recipes Pretzel Recipes German New Year Pretzel 3.5 (6) 5 Reviews 5 Photos This is a traditional New Year treat in Germany. It brings luck when it's the first thing you eat in the New Year. Germans typically eat it with butter spread on it. Rather than a salty pretzel, this is a lightly sweet dough. I converted and translated this from metric measurement and German language, and it turned out just wonderfully! Submitted by cgalaise Published on June 18, 2020 Save Rate Print Share Close Add Photo 5 5 5 Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Additional Time: 1 hr 35 mins Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 8 servings Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1x 2x 4x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings 6 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast 1 cup lukewarm milk, divided 4 ½ tablespoons white sugar 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, sifted, or more as needed 4 ½ tablespoons melted butter 1 egg 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 pinch salt 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon white sugar, or as needed Directions Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup milk in a bowl; add 4 1/2 tablespoons sugar. Let stand until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes. Stir yeast mixture and 2 1/4 cups flour together in a bowl until dough is dry and clumpy. Allow dough to rise for 15 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup milk, butter, egg, lemon zest, and salt to dough until evenly mixed. Knead dough, adding more flour as needed, until dough is elastic. Cover bowl with a clean damp towel or plastic wrap and allow dough to rise in a warm area until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 390 degrees F (199 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet. Gently knead dough; roll into a long rope on the prepared baking sheet and twist into a pretzel shape. Cover dough with a clean towel or plastic wrap and allow to rise for 15 minutes more. Brush egg yolk over dough and sprinkle 1 teaspoon sugar over egg yolk. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. I Made It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 255 Calories 9g Fat 37g Carbs 7g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Calories 255 % Daily Value * Total Fat 9g 11% Saturated Fat 5g 25% Cholesterol 69mg 23% Sodium 71mg 3% Total Carbohydrate 37g 14% Dietary Fiber 2g 6% Total Sugars 9g Protein 7g 14% Vitamin C 0mg 0% Calcium 51mg 4% Iron 2mg 13% Potassium 159mg 3% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.