In a small bowl dissolve sugar in the warm water, add yeast and let rise for 5-10mins
Add active yeast mixture to a large mixing bowl with flour, salt, water, and knead for 5mins,
Place dough into an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise for 1 hr
Once the dough has risen knead on a floured surface and mold to cut into 8 equal parts
Roll out each section of dough to 48cm rope and twist into a pretzel shape, repeat 8x until all dough shaped
Set dough aside for 20mins to rest and preheat oven to 400°
In a medium-size boiling pot bring 8 cups of water to a roaring boil
Add baking soda to your boiling water and begin boiling your pretzels for 30 seconds on each side
Once all pretzels have been boiled place all pretzels onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and brush egg alternative over each pretzel and top with sea salt
Place pretzels into the preheated oven to bake for 20mins
After pretzels have fully baked remove from oven and top with melted butter and sea salt to serve
