Buttered Pretzels

Dough Ingredients: 
Bread Flour
2.5 Cups | 298g
Salt
1 tsp | 6g
Sugar
1 tsp
Instant Yeast
2.25 tsp | 7g
Water (warm not hot)
 
Water Bath:
Water (boil)
1 Cup
Baking Soda
2 Tbsp | 28g
Topping:
Coarse or kosher salt
for topping
Unsalted Butter (melted)
3 Tbsp
Combine all dough ingredients in mixer. Mix until well-combined
Knead the dough for 5 to 8 minutes 
Put the dough in a lightly-greased, covered bowl and let rise for 30 minutes 
Combine the boiling water and baking soda. Mix until dissolved.
let cool to lukewarm or cooler. Pour into a 9" square pan (or similar vessel) 
Divide the dough into 8 pieces (I might try bigger pieces next time. Maybe 4 or 6)
Let rest on a greased work surface for 5 minutes
Roll the dough into long ropes (~30 inches long) and twist into a pretzel 
Place 4 pretzels at a time into the cooled water mixture. Spoon some water over the top and let sit for two minutes
Prepare baking sheet by covering with parchment paper or lightly greasing
 Transfer soaked pretzels to baking sheet
Sprinkle pretzels with salt
Bake for 8-9 minutes at 475F
Remove pretzels from oven and brush with butter (it will seem like a lot, just keep going until the butter is gone)
Let pretzels rest a few minutes to absorb the butter