Pretzel Rolls

I saw these at Wegmans and Knew I had to make them. I made these twice last week, all I needed was a bowl of that artificial cheese dip and my life would have been complete.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups warm water
2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 teaspoons sugar
4 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup baking soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
pretzel salt


Directions:

In a bowl of a stand mixer combine the water, yeast and sugar and let rest until foamy, about 5 minutes
Add the flour, salt and butter. Mix the dough until combined and dough cleans the side of the bowl, about 2 minutes.
Cover the bowl with a towel and let rise until double.
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Divide the dough into 20 little balls.
Place the balls on the baking sheets and let rise about 30 minutes or until doubled.
Place oven racks in the lower 2/3 position.Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Bring 2 quarts of water to boil in a large pot. Add the baking soda and lower the heat to a simmer.
Put the rolls into the water and poach for 30 seconds, then carefully turn the roll over and poach for another 30 seconds.
Remove the rolls onto a dry tea towel to drain. Be very gentle. Place rolls back on parchment lined baking sheets.
Glaze each roll with the lightly beaten egg. Top each roll with pretzel salt. Cut an X or slash into the top of each roll.
Bake the rolls for 15-20 minutes.