Help!! After rising pretzel dough, i cannot knead it?!
Could it have been that i had the stove at too high of a temperature?
(Because it was on almost max heat, for one hour... )
Answers:
I think you are right. Your temp is too high and you killed the yeast. Your dough should be fluffy and 'un-poof' when you press it down. I raise mine on the stove while pre-heating but it's on an elevated area that is warm but not hot.
I find covering the dough with saran wrap works better than a damp towel.
It almost sounds like you already cooked the pretzels, but like a bagel. Yeast can be killed by too hot a temperature.
I would start over.
www.bakingbread-101.com/yeast.html
www.bakingbread-101.com/pitfalls.html