Who doesn’t love a good soft pretzel? They’re salty and crunchy, with just the right amount of chewiness. Soft pretzels are traditionally baked in an oven but they can also be cooked in a pan on your stovetop. These homemade soft pretzel bites are made from scratch and baked to resemble a traditional pretzel, only bite-sized!
Soft Pretzel Bites
Soft pretzel bites make a great snack or appetizer and you will never have a better pretzel than homemade.
What to Serve with Soft Pretzels
While pretzels are perfect just the way they are, they are also great with dip. Anything from mustard to cheese can be used. You can use a basic nacho cheese dip or you can make a beer cheese dip. You can use basic mustard or something fancier like raspberry mustard or simple honey mustard. One of my favorites is whipped cream cheese.
I have also seen pretzels replace bread in many other dips like spinach or artichoke dip.
Can you freeze pretzel bites?
If you want to make a large batch of this pretzel bites recipe ahead of time, so that you can have them on hand whenever you want or crave pretzels. You can freeze and then reheat them when you’re ready to eat. This is especially helpful if you’re preparing these fun appetizers for a party or event. Just bake up some extras in advance so that everyone will be able to enjoy your delicious creations without feeling left out. Having the pretzel bites in the freezer let you take them out and reheat them when you have an unexpected guest or want fresh-baked pretzels in a hurry. Or if you’d like, you can make full size pretzels.
Do you have to boil pretzels before baking?
Yes! If you are making pretzels from scratch, boiling them beforehand is important. Placing them in the boiling water, with baking soda, will allow them to have their chewy texture with the crispy outer layer. You might think that this is a wasted step, but it is critical for the best-tasting pretzels.
Do Homemade Pretzels Need to Be refrigerated
You do not need to refrigerate the homemade pretzels, however, you can do it to help them last the longest. It is vital that the pretzels be stored in an airtight container so that they do not get hard. If the pretzels start to feel slightly dried out and hard, you microwave them for about 15 seconds in order to make them soft again. The pretzels will last for a few days. If you do not think that you will finish the pretzels before they get stale, you will want to freeze them for later.
Ingredients to Make Soft Pretzels Bites
- All purpose flour
- Rapid rise instant yeast
- Sugar
- Salt
- Water
- Baking soda
- Olive oil or vegetable oil
- Butter
- Sea Salt
(Actual measurements are listed in the recipe card below.)
How To Make Soft Pretzel Bites
- Preheat oven to 450° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Generously spray with a non stick spray, set aside.
- Add flour, sugar, salt and yeast to a stand mixer, stir and then add warm water.
- Use a spatula and stir the ingredients together then turn mixer to medium speed and knead for about 5 minutes.
- Oil the inside of a medium bowl.
- Sprinkle dough with flour and place in oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes until dough has doubled in size.
- Lightly oil a clean, dry surface and turn dough out. Cut dough into 8 pieces, rolling each piece, with your clean hands, 15 inches long.
- Cut each strip into desired bite size pieces.
- Heat water and baking soda over medium heat to a boil then turn off and let cool for a few minutes.
- Place a handful of pretzel bites into the baking soda bath for 30 seconds on each side.
- Remove from water, shake off excess water and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with sea salt and bake in the oven for 8-12 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and brush with melted butter, then enjoy!
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Soft Pretzel Bites
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 packet rapid rise instant yeast
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 cups boiling water
- ¼ cup baking soda
- olive oil
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- optional: sea salt,
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450° and place parchment paper on a baking sheet and generously sprayed with non stick spray or oil a baking sheet with vegetable oil.
- Using a stand mixer with the dough hook, add flour, sugar, salt and yeast, stir and then add warm water.
- Using a spatula, stir prior to turning on the mixer, then turn mixer to medium speed and knead for about 5 minutes.
- Place some oil onto a paper towel and oil the inside of a medium bowl.
- Sprinkle dough with some flour and place in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes until the dough has doubled in size.
- Lightly oil a clean dry surface and turn dough out. Cut the dough into 8 pieces.
- Take one piece at a time and roll between your hands. Make each piece about 15 inches long.
- Cut each long piece into desired bite size pieces.
- Heat water and baking soda to a boil of medium heat then turn off and let cool for a couple minutes.
- Place a handful of pretzel bites into the baking soda bath for 30 seconds on each side.
- Remove from the water and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Once all the pretzels have been removed from the baking soda water and placed on prepared baking sheet, sprinkle pretzel bites with sea salt.
- Place pretzel bites in the oven and bake for 8-12 minutes or until pretzels are golden brown, then remove from oven and brush with melted butter.
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