How to Make Pretzel Bites

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber while bread flour can enhance texture.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Start by adding all-purpose flour to the electric mixer.

Add instant yeast directly to the dry ingredients without proofing.

Add a little bit of sugar to help the yeast activate.

Add a little bit of salt for flavor.

Mix the dry ingredients with the paddle attachment to combine.

Add room temperature water gradually, mixing on low speed until a shaggy dough forms.

Switch to the dough hook once the dough is shaggy and not yet a complete ball.

Add room temperature butter in small pieces, ensuring each piece is incorporated before adding more.

Knead the dough on low speed for about 6 minutes until it becomes smooth and elastic but still stiff.

Knead the dough by hand to check the consistency, ensuring it feels elastic and stiff.

Form the dough into a round ball and prepare it for fermentation.

Grease a large bowl with canola oil to prevent sticking.

Place the dough in the greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap, noting the time (2:30) for reference.

Let the dough rise in a warm place until it doubles in size, about 1 hour.

Once risen, remove the plastic wrap and portion the dough into 8 pieces using a bench cutter.

Keep the pieces not being worked with covered to prevent drying out.

Shape each piece into a tight tube by tucking in the edges and rolling it up, pinching the seam closed.

Roll each piece into a long strand, using fingers to gently spread rather than stretch the dough.

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