Easy Pretzel Dough

I have been looking for an easy pretzel dough for a while now, most recipes call for beer and I don't buy beer so those didn't work. Then there were others that took all day to raise and I didn't want to deal with that either. These are simple, beer-less, and really good! Plus they are easy to whip up! Score! The kids like them and I will put them in their lunches the next day and they eat them right up! Double Score!  Enjoy

What you’ll need:

1 pkg yeast

¾ C warm water (about 110-115 degrees)

1 TBsp Sugar

2 C Flour

½ tsp salt

1 egg (beaten)

Kosher/Sea Salt

What you’ll do:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
2. Line a cookie sheet with foil and spray with vegetable oil
3. Sprinkle a package of yeast onto ¾ cup of warm water. Add a tablespoon of sugar, and stir. Let stand until mixture foams.
4. Put two cups of flour and ½ teaspoon of salt into a bowl. Add the yeast mixture and stir.
5. Sprinkle flour on the counter and knead the dough until it is smooth.
6. Roll pieces of dough into ropes and make fun-shaped or traditional pretzels.
7. Lay pretzels on the foil-lined cookie sheet.
8. Beat an egg with a fork.
9. Brush pretzels with the egg wash and sprinkle with coarse salt.
10. Bake pretzels for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool on a rack.
11. Bet you can't eat just one!

Now I need a good cheese or something sauce to go with it...