Easy Pretzel Bites
These pretzel bites use store-bought pizza dough for a quick and easy way to get warm, soft pretzels fresh from the oven! Perfect for game day snacking, Oktoberfest, or no occasion at all!
Ingredients
-1 package pizza dough (I used Aldi)
-5 TBS baking soda
-6c of water
-1TBS of melted butter
-Coarse sea salt
-Beer Cheese Dip (check out my other recipes!) or mustard for serving
Preparation
1. Prepare x2 baking sheets. a. Line a baking sheet or plate that will fit in your freezer with parchment paper and set aside. b. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper for baking the pretzel bites and set them aside.
2. Open the pizza dough. Using a knife or bench scraper, cut the dough in half over and over until you end up with about 12-14 pieces.
3. Using your hands, roll the dough into balls trying to tuck the dough underneath to create a smooth-ish surface on top.
4. Add dough to a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze for 20 min
5. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
6. Remove prepared dough from the freezer.
7. In a large pot add water and bring to a rolling boil.
8. Add baking soda ONE TABLESPOON AT A TIME, do not add all 5 TBS in at once. Trust me.
9. Working in batches, using a slotted spoon, slowly add 4-5 balls of dough to the boiling water and cook for 1min.
10. Carefully remove the pretzel bites from the water with a slotted spoon and place the smooth side up to the 2nd prepared baking sheet from step 1. Repeat until all of the dough has been boiled.
11. Brush the tops with melted butter.
12. (Optional) score the top of the pretzels with a knife.
13. Sprinkle with sea salt or seasoning of choice and bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
14. Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce, and enjoy!
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