Pretzel Bread or rolls or sticks!

This is a very versatile recipe..you can make it into 2 loaves of delicious pretzel bread, or a dozen pretzel rolls or nice thick pretzel sticks.  Any way you make it....it's going to be yummy.

for the pretzel dough:

• 2 ¼ t. yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 2 TBS whole milk
• 3 TBS brown sugar
• 4 TBS butter, melted
• 1 t. salt
• 3 cups flour
• For the water bath:
• 2 quarts water
• 1/4 cup baking soda 
• Topping:
• Kosher salt to taste 
• 1 egg mixed with 1 T. water
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• Whisk yeast, water, salt and sugar well until yeast dissolves.  Allow to sit for 5 minutes.  Mix together the melted butter and milk.  Whisk into the yeast mixture.  Mix in flour --you want your dough to remain just a little sticky.  Knead.  Put in a oiled bowl, cover and allow to rise for one hour.  Uncover dough and work to get out any air bubbles.  Shape into 2 round loaves, or 12 round rolls, or 12 oblong sticks.
• Bring water to a boil then add baking soda slowly.  Put bread, rolls or sticks into the water for about 30-60 seconds.  Place on a cooky sheet that has been sprayed wiht cooking spray.  Brush with egg mixture then sprinkle with salt.  
• Put into a preheated 400 degree oven. Bake for 30 minutes.