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Buttery Soft Pretzel Bites
This delicious homemade soft pretzel bites recipe is easy to make in about 1 hour with ingredients you likely already have on hand. See notes above for possible variations you can make too.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 45 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Ali📖 gimmesomeoven
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●mixing bowl
- ●whisk
- ●saucepan
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●knife
- ●pan
- ●strainer
- ●spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Mix the dough. Whisk together the warm milk and sugar in a large mixing bowl (or in the bowl of a stand mixer). Sprinkle the yeast on top and wait ⏱️ 5 minutes for the yeast to foam up and activate.
2
Knead the dough. Add the flour, melted butter and salt. Then either (a) use a spoon to mix everything in until combined, and then use your hands to knead the dough for about ⏱️ 4 minutes until it is smooth, adding a bit more flour if the dough is too sticky or (b) use a stand mixer with a dough hook and mix on medium speed for ⏱️ 4 minutes until the dough is smooth, adding a bit more flour if the dough is too sticky.
melted butter (plus extra for brushing)2 tablespoons
3
Let the dough rise. Transfer the dough to a lightly-oiled bowl, cover with a damp towel, and let the dough rest for 20 to ⏱️ 30 minutes in a warm place until it has doubled in size.
4
Prep oven, baking sheet and boiling water solution. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450°F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper, then set aside. Combine the water and baking soda in a stockpot or very large saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
water9 cups
5
Form the pretzel bites. Turn the dough out onto a lightly-oiled work surface and divide into 12 equal pieces. Roll out each piece of dough into even 3/4-inch wide ropes. Use a knife to cut the rope into individual pretzel bites, about 1-inch long each.
6
Boil the pretzel bites. Very carefully, use a spatula or spider strainer to transfer the the bites into the boiling water, about a dozen or so at a time time, for about ⏱️ 30 seconds per batch. Transfer the pretzel bites to the parchment-lined pan, spaced out so that they're not touching, and repeat with the remaining pretzel bites.
water9 cups
7
Add egg wash and salt. Brush the top of each pretzel bite with the egg wash and sprinkle with the coarse sea salt.
large egg (whisked with 1 tablespoon water)1
8
Bake. Bake until the pretzel bites reach your desired level of golden brown color, about 12 to ⏱️ 14 minutes. Transfer the baking sheets to a wire cooling rack.
9
(Optional: Brush with extra butter.) If you would like your pretzel bites to taste extra buttery, brush them immediately with extra melted butter.
melted butter (plus extra for brushing)2 tablespoons
10
Serve warm. These pretzel bites taste best the day they have been baked, and even better hot out of the oven. So serve warm and enjoy!
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