"This bead is really dense! I thought I had over kneaded the bread till I read the comments. I'm guessing if I want something a bit lighter, to switch out 1/2 the milk for water?""

"Very good, but they seem more like a kaiser roll to me. I did have a problem with the length of baking time. My oven got the pretzels over done to the point of almost black on the bottom in 20 minutes at 425 degrees. I shortened the cooking time to 15 minutes, which was better. Someone suggested reducing the temp as well. Has anyone tried this? I'm open to suggestions.