alton brown's soft pretzels

tonight, baby jack and i made soft pretzels for dinner using this recipe. the results were outstanding! these are definitely going to become a family tradition. it's a fun, quick, and minimally messy recipe. alton's directions say to use a stand mixer and dough hook. however, we're in a temporary apartment with only the bare necessities kitchen-wise, so i kneaded the dough by hand.

we'll definitely be trying a cinnamon-sugar version of these.