Chewy Pretzel Bites

Malzemeler

Ingredients:

Dough:

2½ C all purpose flour

½ tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

2¼ tsp yeast

1 C warm water

Topping:

½ C warm water

2 T baking soda

Coarse salt

3 T melted butter

Yöntemler

Directions: In a large bowl or an electric mixer, place the flour, salt, sugar, and yeast, Mix to combine. Add the water and mix well. Add more flour, as needed, a bit at a time to form a soft, smooth dough that clears the sides and bottom of the bowl. Knead the dough for about 5 min until soft, smooth, and quite slack. Lightly flour the dough and let sit for 30 to 60 min.

Preheat the oven to 500°F.

Transfer dough to a lightly greased work space and divide it into about four strips of equal length. Let the pieces rest, uncovered, for 5 min. While the dough is resting, combine ½ C warm water and baking soda in a liquid measuring cup. Make sure the baking soda is thoroughly dissolved. Sometimes needing to lightly stir before dipping each time.

Cut each strip of dough into about 6-8 pieces, about 1 to 1 ½" in width. Just eyeball it. Dip each pretzel in the baking soda solution and place them on the baking sheets. Sprinkle them lightly with coarse, kosher, or pretzel salt. Allow them to rest, uncovered, for 10 min.

Bake for 7-8 min or until they're golden brown. Bake one sheet at a time. (Parchment paper works best). Remove from the oven and brush them thoroughly with the melted butter. Keep brushing butter on until you've used it all up.