Copycat Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Bites

Malzemeler

For the Dough -

½ cup warm whole milk (125mL)

½ cup warm water (117mL)

2 ¼ tsp dry rapid/instant yeast (7g)

1 tsp graunulated sugar (4g)

3 cups bread flour (426g)

⅓ cup dark brown sugar (lightly packed) (61g)

½ tsp fine salt (3g)

½ tsp baking powder (2g)

2 tbsp unsalted partially melted butter (29g)

For the Water Bath -

2 cups warm water (473mL)

2 tbsp baking soda (35g)

For the Toppings -

5 tbsp melted unsalted butter (70mL)

cinnamon sugar to taste (this is just a combination of granulated sugar and ground cinnamon to taste)

coarse sea salt or pretzel salt to taste

For the Cheese Dip -

1 ½ tbsp unsalted butter (23g)

2 tbsp all-purpose flour (16g)

1 cup + 1 tbsp whole milk (254mL)

2 cups freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese (154g)

¼ tsp garlic powder (1g)

¼ tsp smoked paprika (1g)

½ tsp fine salt (3g)

¼ tsp (OPTIONAL) ground black pepper (1g)

For the Cream Cheese Frosting Dip -

4 oz softened cream cheese (114g)

2 cups sifted powdered sugar (242g)

¼ cup heavy cream (60mL)

The detailed instructions are with the full recipe linked in my bio or you can go to bankobakerecipes.com 🥨