• First, preheat the oven to 350.
• Second, blend the cottage cheese in a small food processor until smooth.
• Third, place the parchment down on a baking sheet.
• Fourth, combine the cassava flour, pink salt, and baking soda until blended.
  3/4 cup cassava flour, 1/4 tsp pink salt, 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• Next, combine the cottage cheese, avocado oil, and flour mixture.
  1 cup smooth cottage cheese, 3 tsp avocado oil
• Using your hands, press the dough together.
• In a stand mixer place the dough in the bowl with a dough hook and knead for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the bowl and divide into 4 equal pieces.
• Roll each piece into a rope approximately 14 inches long.
• Lastly, form into a pretzel and place onto a baking sheet.

Baking Soda Water Bath

• First, bring water to a boil.
  4 cups boiling water
• Once boiling, carefully add in the baking soda.
  2 tbsp baking soda
• Allow the water to calm down.
• Next, using a spider, place one of the pretzels into the pan and boil for 30 seconds.
• Pretzels will fall to the bottom and come to the top when ready.
• Remove and allow the water to drip off.
• Finally, place the pretzel onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Lastly, continue until all the pretzels are done.

Egg Wash

• First, beat the egg.
  1 whole egg
• Second, add water to the egg.
  2 tsp water
• Using a pastry brush, brush each pretzel with egg wash.
• Lastly, top each pretzel with a topping of your choice.
  2 tsp coarse salt, 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

Refined Cinnamon Sugar

• Combine the cinnamon and monk fruit sweetener and stir until combined.

Baking The Gluten-Free Soft Pretzels

• Place into the preheated oven and bake for approximately 25 minutes.
• Bake until the pretzels are dark brown.
• Lastly, remove from the oven and allow to cool before eating.