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Homemade Pretzels Bites with Cheddar Cheese Sauce

March 12, 2012 by Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction 10 Comments

 

Happy Monday Morning! I hope all of you have had a good weekend and that you are not too groggy this morning with the loss of sleep! It was hard waking up Sunday morning, but it will definitely be nice to have that extra hour of sunlight in the evening to be outside. ๐Ÿ™‚

This weekend was nice and relaxing, giving me time to experiment ย with pretzel recipes! My husband and I love soft pretzels and have yet to try making pretzel bites. I usually do not like taking the time with smaller pieces when I can just make the big ones, but these looked so good to eat and fun to make! These are just the traditional salted pretzels with cheese sauce, but they are worth the work and wait because they taste amazing!

Lots of little pretzel bites!

 

Homemade Pretzel Bites with Cheddar Cheese Sauce Pin It
Adapted from: Two Peas and Their Pod

Ingredients

  • For Pretzels
  • 1 1/2 C warm water
  • 2 tbsp light brown sugar
  • 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
  • 6 tbsp butter, melted
  • 2 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 1/2 to 5 C all-purpose flour
  • olive oil
  • 3 quarts water
  • 3/4 C baking soda
  • 1 egg, beaten with 1 tbsp cold water
  • course salt
  • For Cheese Sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 C skim milk
  • 8 oz total of reduced-fat white and yellow cheddar cheeses, grated
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • pinch of garlic powder
Directions
  1. Combine water, sugar, yeast, and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix until combined. Let sit 5 minutes.
  2. Add the salt and flour and mix on low-speed (using dough hook) until combined. Increase the speed to medium and continue mixing until dough is smooth and begins to pull away from the side of the bowl. This will probably take about 3-4 minutes.
  3. If dough appears too wet, add more flour a tablespoon at a time.
  4. Remove the dough from bowl, place on a flat, floured surface and knead into a ball.
  5. Coat a bowl with olive oil, add the dough and roll to coat with oil. Cover with plastic wrap, place in a warm draft-free spot and allow to rise until doubled in size.
  6. Preheat oven to 425.
  7. Bring water to boil in a medium-sized sauce pan, add baking soda.
  8. Remove the dough and place on floured surface. Divide dough into eight equal pieces.Roll each piece into a rope about 22 inches long. Cut dough into about 1-inch pieces.
  9. Boil the pieces in the water solution in small batches, about 10-15 at a time.Boil for about 30 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon.
  10. Place pretzel bites on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Try to keep the bites from touching.
  11. Brush the tops with the egg wash and sprinkle liberally with salt.
  12. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
  13. Remove to baking rack and allow to cool for 5 minutes before eating.
  14. While pretzel bites are baking, make cheese sauce.
  15. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and cook 1 minute. Whisk in the milk and cook until slightly thickened.
  16. Remove from heat, stir in the cheese until smooth and all of the cheese is melted. Add the salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Stir until smooth.
  17. Enjoy! ๐Ÿ™‚

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Comments

  1. Blackswan says

    March 12, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    Jessica, thks for the add at FoodBuzz! I’m also following u now & looking fwd to sharing ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  2. Part Time House Wife says

    March 12, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    these like awesome!!!

    Reply
  3. Mindy says

    March 12, 2012 at 6:35 pm

    These sound yummy!

    Reply
  4. Lacy @ NYCityEats says

    March 12, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    My fav! Love pretzel bites, seriously can’t get enough!

    Reply
  5. Kiri W. says

    March 12, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    My wife would love these, though I am not one for cheddar sauce. But give me these lovely bites with mustard… yum!

    Reply
  6. Emily says

    March 13, 2012 at 12:09 am

    This morning was so rough to get up and go to work. These little pretzels bites would make me feel better. Pretzels and cheese sauce is such a good snack.

    Reply
  7. Rachel says

    March 13, 2012 at 12:18 am

    Sounds delicious!

    Reply
  8. Faith says

    March 13, 2012 at 1:35 am

    Thank you so much for the sweet comment you left for me on Tasty Kitchen! I’m so happy to connect and share recipes, and your blog is beautiful. I LOVE homemade pretzels and these look fantastic!

    Reply
  9. Slice of Southern says

    March 13, 2012 at 4:36 am

    Hi, I’m your newest follower! These pretzels look amazing! Can’t wait to try this weekend..they’ll be great for St. Patrick’s Day as our appetizer.

    Reply
  10. ITheeCook says

    March 13, 2012 at 11:27 am

    Yummy! I love pretzels! Following ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply

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