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I love these pretzel rolls. They are great for hot dogs, bratwurst, ham and cheese sandwiches, hamburgers or any type of sandwich.  You can use this same dough to make regular soft pretzels as well. Pretzel Rolls 1 1/2 cups warm water 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast (or 1 packet) 1 T sugar 2 t salt 2 ounces butter or margarine, melted 4 1/2 - 5 cups all purpose flour pretzel salt (optional) Egg wash =1 egg + 1 T water beaten well Alkaline bath = 8 cups of water + 1/2 cup baking soda at a gentle simmer Mix the water, yeast, sugar, salt, butter and 2 cups of flour together to form a wet batter.  Slowly incorporate the remaining flour a little bit at a time to form a sticky dough.  knead 8-10 minutes until smooth and elastic.  This is a dense dough that will not spring back and will still be a bit sticky after kneading.  oil the dough ball with cooking oil and put the dough in a draft free warm place to rise until doubled.  Divide the dough into 100 gram dough balls (8-9 balls).  Shape into