

Serve them with marinara sauce for dipping. I found the cinnamon and sugar bites were sweet enough on their own, but I don't have too big of a sweet tooth.įor pizza-style bites, skip the above toppings and instead, sprinkle the pretzel bites with vegan parmesan. Sweet or spicy mustard are also great dip ideas for salty pretzel bites.

Or go with a store-bought vegan cheese dip to save time. You can go with my cheese dip or use your favorite recipe. I paired the salty pretzel bites with my leftover jalapeño nacho cheese, which was one of my inspirations for this recipe. Top your pretzel bites with coarse sea salt or roll them in cinnamon and sugar or a combination of both. Bake the pretzel bites in the oven at 450✯ for 10-12 minutes. You can see how much bigger the bites in the pot are compared to the ones on the baking sheet. Let them soak for about 30 seconds or until they puff up. Turn the heat up and bring the water to a light simmer. Serve pretzels with melted butter, mustard, or beer cheese.Step 6.
#Soft pretzel crack
The pretzels will rise and crack as they bake up to golden brown.

You can eyeball this of weigh each dough ball to the same weight. The stickiness will help when we roll the dough into ropes. You want a dough ball that holds its shape, is mostly (though not perfectly) smooth, bounces back to the touch, and is still a bit sticky. You may not need to add all of the flour from the small bowl.Rub dough from your hands, wash them clean, and continue kneading if this happens. Try not to allow your hands to get too sticky with dough. Continue to slowly add flour from the small bowl and you knead the dough for 5 to 7 minutes. Bring the dough out of the bowl and begin to knead it on the counter. Generously flour a clean countertop with the measured flour from the small bowl.Stir the dough with the additional flour. Add 3/4 cup more flour and measure the remaining 3/4 cup flour into a small bowl.Use a firm spatula or wooden spoon to stir the dough together into a moist and shaggy ball. Add the salt, remaining sugar, and softened butter. Measure 3 cups of flour atop the yeast mixture. Sprinkle yeast over the water, followed by a little sprinkle of sugar. Allow the water to slowly come to a boil while you make the dough.

Make sure the pot has tall sides as the water will temporarily double in size when you add the baking soda.
