For the pulled pretzels, first add the yeast and salt to the water, then add the flour and knead all the ingredients thoroughly for 10-15 minutes until it becomes a smooth dough, which is left to rise in a warm place for about 20 minutes, covered with a damp cloth.
After that, the dough is folded and kneaded for another 5 minutes before being left to rise again.
After the pretzel dough has been further kneaded for a short time, it is formed into rolls as thin as possible, about 25 cm long, and twisted into pretzels.
To do this, place each strand of dough in front of you in a horseshoe shape, with both ends facing your own body. Then lift the ends, wrap them around each other once like a knot, place the ends on the left and right sides of the loop thus created, and the pretzel is ready.
The resulting pretzels are placed on baking paper or a greased baking sheet and brushed with a mixture of egg yolk and water.
At 220 ° C these pretzels need about 35 minutes to be nice and golden brown.