Working with 1 dough piece at a time, roll into a 22-inch-long rope and fold into a pretzel shape: first, make a tall, skinny U shape, then cross the ends down and across each other to the ...

This factory makes soft pretzels — in batches of nearly 5,000. After a worker makes the dough, it travels through a variety of machines, across a handful of conveyor belts, and gets heated up ...

Uncover the dough and discard the plastic wrap. Line several cookie sheets or rimmed sheet pans with lengths of ovenproof parchment paper. To form the pretzels, place the dough on a lightly ...

Push into the dough and then divide into 8 equal pieces. Place your pretzels on the lightly oiled, lined baking tray. Cover with cling film and leave for another 15 minutes. Remove the cling film ...