Soft Pretzel Bites Two Ways Recipe

These were quite a hit at our Super Bowl party.  I suggest making them for all of your friends.  They will love you even more than they already do. I promise.

I love the idea of taking something basic and serving it in different ways.  Adding various dips gives it another dimension. These were gobbled up pretty quickly and were really simple to make.  Yeast usually scares me, I hate putting all that work into something and then it doesn’t work the way it should and you have really dull tasting bread.  The yeast gods were on my side however and these were perfect.

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Soft Pretzel Bites Two Ways Recipe

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Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time45 mins

Total Time55 mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: international

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 400kcal

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups warm water (110-115° F)
• 2 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast
• 22 oz all-purpose flour (about 4½ cups)
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• Vegetable oil, for greasing the bowl
• 10 cups water
• 2/3 cup baking soda
• 1 egg yolk beaten with 1 tbsp. water
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• cinnamon sugar, for tossing
• 5 oz. finely chopped chocolate (your favorite type, I used semi-sweet)
• 2/3 cup heavy cream
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 tsp flour
• 3/4 shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

• Combine the water, sugar, salt and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
  
• Mix on low speed to dissolve the yeast. Add in the flour and melted butter and mix just until the dough comes together.
• Switch to the dough hook and knead on medium speed until the dough is smooth and clears the sides of the bowl, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer the dough to a bowl lightly greased with vegetable oil, turning once to coat.
• Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place, about 50-55 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
• Preheat the oven to 450° F.
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and spray lightly with cooking spray.
• Bring the water and baking soda to a boil in a large saucepan or stockpot.Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and gently deflate it.
• Divide it up into approximately 6 equal portions. Working with one piece at a time, roll the dough out into a long rope about 1-inch in diameter. Use a pizza cutter to cut the row into small segments, no longer than 1-inch each. Repeat with the remaining dough.
• Place the pretzel bites into the boiling water in batches so that they aren’t overcrowded. Boil each batch for about 30 seconds, stirring once or twice to submerge all surfaces in the water.
• Remove from the water with a slotted skimmer and spread out on the prepared baking sheets.
• Once all the pretzels have been boiled, brush the tops with the egg wash and sprinkle lightly with salt.
• Bake in the preheated oven until dark golden brown, about 9-11 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack for at least 5 minutes before serving.To make the cinnamon sugar pretzels, once pretzels are finished cooking and removed from oven, brush immediately with melted butter.
• Toss with cinnamon sugar.

  While pretzels bake, make your dipping sauces.

  To make the chocolate sauce, place chocolate in a bowl.
• Heat heavy cream over medium-high heat until just barely boiling. Pour cream over chocolate and whisk until smooth. Allow to cool slightly before serving. If the mixture becomes too thick, reheat for a few seconds in the microwave.
• To make the cheese sauce heat milk and flour in a saucepan over medium high heat. Stir frequently until mixture begins to thicken.

  Add cheese and stir until melted.

  Serve pretzels with mustard, cheese sauce, and chocolate sauce.