This month, the gathering was sport-centered, with dips and pick-up foods on center stage. I decided these pretzel bites would be a nice addition, no matter what dips Lori had on hand! And....there's ALWAYS mustard in the frig, which is a natural with soft pretzels! At the end of the evening, my friends were asking for baggies to take home the leftover bites.....sooooo tasty! These would make a great addition to the upcoming football-centered parties that many of you will be hosting.....a perfect, easy-to-make snack! Go team!
Quick ‘n Delicious Pretzel Bites!
For Dough:
1 ½ Cups
warm water
1
packet/Tbsp. Red Star Platinum yeast
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp.
brown sugar
1 Tbsp.
butter, softened or melted
3 ½ - 3 ¾ Cup
unbleached, all-purpose flour
For
boiling:
9 Cups water
½ Cup baking
soda
For
application prior to baking:
1 egg,
beaten
Pretzel salt
or a coarse sea salt or kosher salt
Place warm water and yeast in EZ DOH bucket and stir to
dissolve yeast. Let rest 1 minute. Add one cup of flour, then additional dough
ingredients. EZ DOH-it for 2-3 minutes, or until dough is smooth and soft and
all ingredients are incorporated. (Begin with 3 ½ cups of flour and add
additional flour as necessary for the dough to be smooth, not too sticky.) Remove dough from bucket, spray bucket with
cooking spray, “smooth” dough and replace in bucket. Cover and let rise in a
warm spot for about 10 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 425. Line your baking sheets with baking
parchment. In a large pot, place the 9 cups of water and add the baking soda.
Heat to boiling as you prepare the dough: After dough has risen briefly, pinch it into 4
equal sections. At this point, you can decide whether to do little “rounds” or
little bites: For rounds: pinch each “section” into about 10-12 (or more)
pieces. “Round” each piece by cupping your hand over the piece and rotating it
on the counter. This should quickly form a “round”. Do so with each piece. For “bites”:
Form each “section” into a 14-18” rope and cut into equal-sized pieces (about
1-1 ½” long each). Drop 10-12 pieces at
a time into the boiling water bath for about 20-30 seconds. With a slotted
spoon, remove the pieces from the bath and place on the baking sheet, making
sure they are not touching. Brush each piece with the beaten egg and sprinkle
lightly with the pretzel salt. Bake for about 13-15 minutes, or until they are
a deep golden brown.
Recipe adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction: Soft Pretzel Bites
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