Pretzel Dogs {adapted from Alton Brown's Recipe}

INGREDIENTS

Sausages

1 1/2 cups

warm water

1 tbsp

sugar

2 tsp

kosher salt (reduce amount if using table salt)

package active dry yeast

4 1/2 cups

all purpose flour

2 oz

unsalted butter, melted

10 cups

water

2/3 cup

baking soda

large egg yolk, beaten with 1 Tbsp water

Coarse kosher salt or Pretzel Salt