Hot Pretzel Bites Recipe 445

BUTTERY SOFT PRETZEL BITES

Steps:

• Whisk together the warm milk, sugar and salt 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 activate.
• Add the flour and melted butter. 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) if using a stand mixer, place the dough hook on the mixer and mix on medium speed for 4 minutes until the dough is smooth, adding a bit more flour if the dough is too sticky.
• 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.
• 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.
• In the meantime, 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.
• Very carefully, use a spatula or large wire 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. Use the spatula to transfer the pretzel bites to the parchment-lined pan, and repeat with the remaining pretzel bites.
• Finally, brush the top of each pretzel bite with the egg wash and sprinkle with the coarse sea salt.
• Bake until the pretzel bites reach your desired level of golden brown color, about 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack.
• If you would like your pretzel bites to taste extra buttery, brush them with extra melted butter just before serving.
• These pretzel bites taste best the day they have been baked, and even better hot out of the oven. So serve warm and enjoy!

PRETZEL BITES

Steps:

• Add cream, milk and sugar to a small saucepan and bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat stirring occasionally. Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool down to below 110°F.
• Sprinkle active dry yeast over the liquid surface and let it bloom for 10 - 15 minutes, the mixture should puff up.
• Add the flour and salt to a stand mixer bowl and stir to distribute. Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture and knead with the dough hook on speed 2 until the dough comes together.
• Scrape the dough out of the mixing bowl onto a floured countertop and shape into a ball.
• Place the dough ball into an oiled bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place for 1 - 2 hours until at least double in size.
• Dump the risen dough out onto a lightly floured countertop, divide into 4 equal portions and roll each into a log about 10" to 12" long. Cut each log into 10 to 12 pieces about 1" each. You can keep the dough on a floured countertop or a parchment-lined baking sheet, keep them apart so they don't stick together.
• Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan, turn the heat down and add baking soda to the boiling water a little at a time, it will bubble vigorously, allow the bubbles to subside before adding more so it doesn't boil over. Once all the baking soda is added, give it a stir and bring the baking soda water back to a simmer.
• Grease a wire rack with oil and set it over a large baking sheet.
• Use a slotted spoon to transfer a few pieces of dough into the simmering baking soda water and let it boil for 10 seconds. Remove the dough and set it on the oiled wire rack to drain the excess water. Continue to boil the rest of the pretzel bites and set them on the wire rack. If you run out of space on the wire rack, wait to boil the second batch when the first batch goes into the oven.
• Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• Beat one egg with a tablespoon of whole milk to make egg wash.
• Use a tong, carefully with a light hand, to transfer the boiled pretzel bites from the wire rack onto a lined baking sheet. You will need to bake in two batches. Brush egg wash over the top and sides of the dough. Sprinkle some coarse salt on top and bake for 10 - 12 minutes until golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 - 10 minutes before serving.

HOMEMADE SOFT PRETZELS

Steps:

• Add the warm water, yeast and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer. Let sit for 5 minutes or until bubbly. If the yeast isn't bubbly, it isn't active and the pretzels will not work. Repeat this step with new yeast until it is bubbly.
• Add the melted butter, salt and flour to the stand mixer. Turn on LOW and allow the stand mixer to knead the dough for 10 minutes.
• The dough should be very soft, but shouldn't stick to the sides of the bowl at all.
• Allow the dough to rise until double. (1 hour on the counter) If using the Instant Pot, spray the liner with non stick spray and then let the dough rise in the Instant Pot on the Yogurt NORMAL setting for 15 minutes.
• After the dough has doubled, punch down the dough and divide into 8 equal sized pieces. Set aside.
• Combine the water and baking soda in either a large pot on the stovetop or in the Instant Pot. Bring the soda water to a boil. If using the Instant Pot, set it to Saute HIGH.
• Preheat oven to 425°.
• While the soda water is coming to a boil, roll and cut the dough into small 'bites' by rolling the dough into a long rope and then cutting it into one inch sections. Repeat with all of the dough.
• Once all of the pretzels cut, gently place each pretzel in the boiling soda water. Allow the pretzel to boil for about 30 seconds before removing and transferring to a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. (This parchment paper will probably get really wet, so you'll want to eventually transfer the pretzels to another sheet of parchment paper prior to baking.)
• Repeat with remaining pretzels.
• Brush each pretzel with egg white and sprinkle with sea salt.
• Bake at 425° for 10 minutes.
• Allow to cool for 5 minutes before eating.
• Best eaten within the hour. If you'd like to store for a longer period of time, I suggest freezing the pretzels as soon as they are cool. Reheat the pretzels in the oven at 425° for 8-10 minutes.

EASY HOMEMADE SOFT PRETZEL BITES

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine the water, sugar and kosher salt. Sprinkle the yeast on top and allow it to sit for 5 minutes.
• Add the flour and butter to the bowl and mix on low until the ingredients are combined.
• Increase the speed to medium and knead the dough until it is smooth and pulls away from the side of the bowl, about 3 minutes.
• Remove the dough from the bowl. Clean the bowl, grease it with vegetable oil and return the dough to the bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place it in a warm, dark place until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 450°F and position the oven racks in the middle two positions in your oven.
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper then lightly oil the paper.
• In a large, heavy-bottomed stock pot, stir together the 10 cups of water and the baking soda then bring the mixture to a rolling boil.
• Turn the dough onto your work surface and divide it into 6 pieces. (Do not flour your work surface.)
• Roll each piece into a rope roughly 1-inch in diameter then cut each rope into 1-inch pieces to form the pretzel bites.
• In batches, add the bites to the boiling baking soda mixture for 30 seconds then use a slotted spoon to remove them onto the oiled baking sheets.
• Brush the bites with the egg wash and sprinkle them with kosher salt.
• Bake the bites until golden brown in color, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating the pans (between racks and turning to rotate pans) halfway through.
• Remove the soft pretzel bites from the oven and serve.
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SOFT PRETZEL BITES

Steps:

• Place 1 1/2 cups water, butter, brown sugar, yeast, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the hook attachment. Mix until well combined. Let sit for about 5 minutes.
• Turn mixer on low speed and add 4 cups flour, 1 cup at a time. Add additional 1/2 cup flour if dough appears sticky. Increase speed to medium and knead until dough is smooth and pulls away from the sides of the bowl, 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle in more flour if dough still seems a little tacky.
• Oil a large mixing bowl. Add the ball of dough. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a sheet pan with cooking spray.
• Bring 3 quarts water to a boil in a large saucepan. Slowly add baking soda and return to a boil.
• Meanwhile, remove dough from the bowl, flatten into a disc shape, and cut into 8 wedges. Roll each wedge into a 24-inch rope. Cut each rope into 1-inch pieces.
• Drop batches of dough pieces into the boiling water for about 35 seconds. Remove to the prepared sheet pan. Beat egg with 1 tablespoon water; brush over the tops of each boiled dough piece. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 14 to 16 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.

MINI PRETZEL BITES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Add the water to a large pot and bring to boil.
• Cut each biscuits into 4 pieces and roll into balls.
• Add the baking soda to the boiling water, then add the biscuit balls and cook for 30-60 seconds, until they begin to float. Remove from the water and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Preheat the air fryer to 400°F (200°C). Grease the basket with nonstick spray.
• Brush the biscuit balls with melted butter, then sprinkle with a bit of coarse salt.
• Working in batches if needed, add the biscuit balls to the air fryer basket in a single layer and cook for 4-6 minutes, until deep brown in color.
• Serve the pretzel bites with hot nacho cheese dip.
• Enjoy!

HOT PRETZEL BITES RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, combine the yeast and warm water. Let sit until the yeast dissolves (about 2 to 3 minutes). Stir the sugar into the yeast mixture until dissolved. Add the flour and salt. Stir to combine. The dough will be crumbly. Turn the dough out onto a floured board and knead with floured hands until smooth. In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg. Set aside. Divide the dough into 5 portions. Working with one at a time, roll the dough balls out into ropes that are about 1-inch in diameter. Use a sharp knife to cut 1-inch lengths of dough. Drop each of the dough pieces into the egg mixture and immediately transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Place them about 1/2 inch apart. Sprinkle with coarse salt. Slide the tray into the oven and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden brown. Repeat the process until all the dough has been cooked. Melt the butter and brush all the pretzel bites with butter, then sprinkle with more salt.

CINNAMON SUGAR SOFT PRETZEL BITES

Steps:

• Dissolve your yeast in your warm water in a large bowl. Stir together for about 1 minute until mostly combined.
• Add in your salt, sugar and butter and stir everything together.
• Add in your flour, 1 cup at a time until dough is thick and no longer sticky. Add more flour 1 TBS at a time if needed to make sure dough isn't sticky. (Poke dough with your finger, and dough should bounce back - then it is ready)
• Lightly flour a flat surface.
• Knead your dough for 3 minutes and form into a ball.
• Oil a large bowl with nonstick spray and place dough in. Cover bowl with a towel and place in a warm area.
• Allow to rest in warm area for about 30 minutes.
• Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
• Bring 9 cups of water with ½ cup of baking soda to boil.
• Cut your dough ball into 6 sections.
• Roll each section into long ropes about 20-22 inches long.
• Cut each rope into about 10-12 1.5 inch pieces.
• Drop one rope worth of pretzel bites into your baking soda bath and let sit for 20-30 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment or a silicone liner.
• Beat together your egg and 1 TBS water in a small bowl.
• Brush egg over each pretzel bite and place on prepared pan.
• Place in oven and bake for 15 minutes or until pretzel tops are a nice golden brown.
• Remove from oven.
• Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
• Dip each pretzel bite into melted butter then into cinnamon sugar mixture.
• Set back on tray and repeat with additional pretzel bites.
• Mix together your butter and cream cheese until smooth.
• Add in your powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until completely combined. (Add in milk 1/2 TBS at a time, if needed to make dip softer and smoother) Microwave for 20 seconds to reheat if you're not using immediately.