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Homemade Pretzel Bites
This straightforward recipe calls for basic pantry staples like flour, yeast, sugar, salt, water, and a touch of melted butter. The dough comes together quickly and requires just a bit of kneading to reach the perfect consistency.
Servings: 24
Calories: 94kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ warm water
- 2 ¼ teaspoons ¼ oz envelope of active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons salted butter melted
Baking Soda Bath
- 4 cups water
- ¼ cup baking soda
Butter and salt topping *OPTIONAL*
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- Sea salt Kosher salt
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl mix 1 ½ cup warm water, yeast, and brown sugar together.
- Let the mixture rest for 4-5 minutes. The mixture will start frothing/foaming. This means the yeast is active and you can proceed to the next step. If it doesn’t foam, restart this step with fresh yeast.
- Add the salt and half the flour Mix until the flour is almost combined. I like to use my Danish dough whisk but you can also use a mixing spoon. I wouldn’t recommend using a regular whisk as the dough will be sticking in the middle.
- Add the butter and mix until it is incorporated
- Add the remaining flour. Mix until the flour is incorporated. You will still have some dry flour, finish mixing with your hands until you have a dough ball.
- *NOTE* You can knead on a flat surface or knead directly in the bowl.
- Place the dough in the bowl, covered with plastic wrap. Place in a warm, draft-free place and let the dough rise for 90 minutes or until it has doubled in size.
- Punch the dough down.
- Bring a pot of water to boiling.
- Using a cookie scoop, I used a medium size scoop of 1 ½ tablespoons, to scoop the dough into a ball.
- Roll the dough ball into the palm of your hands.
- Place on a rack on a cookie sheet.
- Repeat until you have formed all the balls. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
- Once the water is boiling add the baking soda. Be careful it might bubble up.
- Place 3 to 4 pieces of dough balls into the boiling water for 30 to 45 seconds
- Put the boiled dough ball on a cookie sheet (line the cookie sheet with a silicone mat or lightly oil. Leave space between the dough balls so they don’t touch and cook more evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until the dough balls are nice and golden.
- Take it out of the oven.
- Brush some melted butter and sprinkle some Kosher salt.
- Place on a cooling rack and allow to cool for at least 20 minutes.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Notes
- You can rewarm the pretzel bites in the air fryer at 375 degrees F for 3 to 4 minutes
- Serve with your choice of dip, cheese, queso, honey mustard
- You can freeze the dough for up to 30 days in a ziplock bag.
- Store the pretzel bites at room temperature for 3 days in the fridge for up to a week.
- This is a soft pretzel bite.
- I used a medium size cookie sheet so the bites are more even in shape. You can also use a smaller scoop, however, baking time will be less.
Nutrition
Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 456mg | Potassium: 24mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg