Let me introduce to you Jeanette!
Here, Jeanette has made Easy Pretzel Bites, and oh yes, you can be certain they are really easy to make, and more importantly, very delicious!
Jeanette tells me she often makes these and varies the dip she has with them, and likes cheese or hot mustard.
You could of course make up a sweet or savoury dip..oh, imagine these with nutella!
The possibilities are as wide as your imagination so let's see how to make these pretzel bites.
Recipe Jeanette Hanson-Parker
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 -12 minutes
Yield: as many as you wish!
Ingredients
Raw pizza dough
5 cups water
¼ cup baking soda *** Please note this quantity has been reduced following feedback.
Coarse sea salt or sugar. You can choose savoury or sweet pretzels.
Use any dipping sauce you like , I use cheese or hot mustard
*** Please note, there are no quantities given as it depends on how many you wish to make.
Instructions
1. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees then roll out dough to 1 ½ inch thick
2. Cut into strips, 5 inch long pieces and tie into knot.
3. Set aside in plate.
4. Put 5 cups water in pot with ⅓ cup baking soda bring to boil then place 4 knots at a time into boiling water for 30 seconds. Using a slotted spoon take out of water and place on greased baking sheet. The knots should be dimpled and puffy .
5. Once all knots are out of water and on baking sheet, brush each knot with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sea salt , bake 10 to 12 min or until golden brown ,
And then Ta da pretzel knots ......use any dipping sauce you like , I use cheese or hot mustard .......enjoy
- Raw pizza dough
- 5 cups water
- ¼ cup baking soda *** Please note this quantity has been reduced following feedback
- Coarse sea salt or sugar. You can choose savoury or sweet pretzels.
- Use any dipping sauce you like I use cheese or hot mustard
- Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees then roll out dough to 1 ½ inch thick
- Cut into strips, 5 inch long pieces and tie into knot.
- Set aside in plate.
- Put 5 cups water in pot with ⅓ cup baking soda bring to boil then place 4 knots at a time into boiling water for 30 seconds. Using a slotted spoon take out of water and place on greased baking sheet. The knots should be dimpled and puffy .
- Once all knots are out of water and on baking sheet, brush each knot with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sea salt , bake 10 to 12 min or until golden brown ,
- And then Ta da pretzel knots ......use any dipping sauce you like , I use cheese or hot mustard .......enjoy
cakepops101
AWESOME. my lovely coworker has turned me into a pretzel junkie! Ever since she brought in an awesome edition of Better Homes and Gardens, everything's pretzel's for me now. Thanks!
lovefoodies
ahhh I'm glad there are more pretzel monsters around!! They are yummy for sure!
Amanda
I made these tonight and I don't know if I did something wrong but they were terrible. They tasted like baking soda water. Can you tell me why this would have happened? I made them just like your recipe. They puffed up and then when I put them on the baking sheet they fell. Smh???
lovefoodies
Hi Amanda, I'm sorry to hear about your pretzels. We have had really great reviews on this recipe and this is the first report we've had that they didn't turn out how you had expected, and I am sure people would let me know!
I wonder if you say they tasted like baking soda, did you use the correct measure for that ingredient? 1/3 cup, or 70g of baking soda? That is the only thing I can think that has caused the taste? maybe you used too much?
Mary
Mellieboo2
I Just made them and mine tasted like baking soda water too. 🙁 Very dissapointed
lovefoodies
Hi, Thank you for your feedback re the baking soda, as this is the second report we've had regarding the taste, I have advised reducing the amount used in the recipe for suture use. That said, we have had many many people make this, without mentioning, but I like to try and find solutions should a recipe on Lovefoodies not be as expected!
Thanks once again!
Cindy
Will this work with pizza dough I make myself or do I have to use store bought? Thank you...I can't wait to try it! 🙂
lovefoodies
Hi Cindy, I don't see why it wouldn't work! But I haven't tried it myself with homemade, so I can;t be sure. I'm just thinking give it a go! You could always try making a couple the next time you do a pizza as a test? and then you know. be sure to report back with your findings as now you have me curious!
Karen @ BakingInATornado
Oh, how I love this. I don't do yeast and this lets me do the pretzels without dealing with yeast!