Street vendor copycat: Easy pretzel bites
by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life
We were in Orlando last week and my kids made us wait in a 45 min line for Wetzel's Pretzels. We do this every year, and EVERY YEAR I think "I can make these!" (And we definitely don't need to be standing in this hot, sweaty line...)
So yesterday I put my money where my mouth is and made them. And they were better. (Sorry Wetzels!) It's super easy (don't be scared by the long instructions -- they include variations for using a bread machine, making an alternate cinnamon sugar topping, which my kids love, etc.)
The key to getting the "street vendor" golden brown and puffy texture is a quick dip in a baking soda solution. Don't skip this step!
I did my dough in the bread machine because it's so easy. Once you make these, prepare to make them all the time. (The good news" No standing in line!)
Easy Pretzel Bites
Dough:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
7/8 to 1 cup warm water*
(*Use the greater amount in the winter, the lesser amount in the summer, and somewhere in between in the spring and fall. Your goal is a soft dough.)
Topping:
1 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons baking soda
coarse, kosher or pretzel salt; or coarse or Swedish pearl sugar, optional
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
cinnamon-sugar, optional
To make dough by hand, or with a mixer: Place all of the dough ingredients into a bowl, and beat until well-combined. Knead the dough, by hand or machin...
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