• In a large bowl, combine yeast and warm water. Let set for 5 minutes, or until frothy.
  1/2 cup warm water, 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• Add butter, milk, and honey. Whisk in whole wheat and let sit for 5-10 minutes. You can change the wheat to white flour ratio with whatever your family is accustomed to.
  1/4 cup butter, 1-1/4 cup milk, 1/4 cup raw honey, 2 cups whole wheat flour
• Combine salt with a cup of white flour and add to mixture. Add more flour, 1 cup at a time until mixture forms a dough. Knead for 10 minutes, until smooth and elastic. Cover and let rise for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
  1-1/2 teaspoons salt, 4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
• Punch down and form into golf size balls. Make pretzels or pretzel bites. Make long snake out of the dough balls and slice into pretzel bites or twist into pretzels.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes or until lightly browned on top.

Toppings:

• Immediately out of the oven, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with salt OR cinnamon and sugar mixture.
  2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons kosher salt, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tabelspoon cinnamon