Abstract: A machine for baking a bakery product such as soft pretzels, wherein the machine includes an oven-like chamber containing a number of processing stations and means to automatically move the bakery products through each processing station in turn. The bakery products are initially placed on one of a plurality of support means, such as baking racks, the opposite ends of which are pivotally connected between parallel, positively driven endless drive chains. The endless drive chains are supported and driven through a predetermined path which exposes the bakery products positioned on the baking racks to the individual processing stations in a predetermined sequence. The first processing station includes a spraying means, which partially coats the bakery products with a soda solution. The bakery products are next salted by a rotating salt cylinder, and then are baked and browned by a selected arrangement of radiant heat rods, before being removed from the baking racks.