• In a bowl, add the warm water and yeast and mix.
• Add the brown sugar and salt and blend in.
• Slowly add the flour until mixed well.
• Cover the dough with a tea towel and allow to rise for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 450F.
• In a bowl, add 2 cups of water and baking soda and stir well, setting aside.
• Take the bowl of pretzel dough and take a small 1/2 cup size piece.
• Roll it in your hands, you can add a little flour if it is too sticky, forming a long rope.
• Take the rope and turn it into a 'n' shape and then cross the ends, bringing them back up on the curved area of the 'n', to make a pretzel shape.
• Dip the pretzel into the baking soda water and remove, placing onto baking sheet.
• You can repeat this process to make pretzel shapes.
• To make pretzel bites, you just make ropes, dip in the baking soda water and cut into small 1 inch pieces.
• You can also make buns, sticks and hot dog buns, whatever you want pretzel!
• Dip them all into the baking soda water, and place into the baking sheet.
• Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes.

Making Topping:

• While the pretzels are baking, you will want to melt butter, to spread over your pretzels.
• Once the pretzels are done, spread the butter over them when a brush. You can add salt or dip them in cinnamon-sugar.
• Serve with your favorite pretzel cheese.