Pretzel #2 (suppose to be like Auntie Anne's)

1-1/2 cup lukewarm water
1-1/8 teaspoon or 1-1/2 pkt dry yeast
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1-1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup bread flour
3 cups regular flour
2 cups lukewarm water
2 tablespoon baking soda
Coarse salt
Melted butter

1. Mix together 1-1/2 cups warm water & yeast and stir until yeast is dissolved.
2. Add sugar & salt.
3. Add flour.
4. Knead until smooth and elastic.
5. Let rise until double (about 1.5-2 hours)......While dough is rising add baking soda to 2 cups of lukewarm water.
6. After the dough has risen, pinch off some dough and roll into a long rope and shape into a pretzel.
7. Dip pretzel in soda water solution and place on a greased baking sheet.
8. Allow pretzels to rise.
9. Bake in 450° for about 10 minutes or until a golden brown.
10. Remove from oven and brush with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse salt or a mixture of sugar and cinnamon.