Soft Baked Honey Wheat Pretzels Balls w/ Cinnamon Cream Cheese Dipping Sauce

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

In a mixing bowl, combine 1 tablespoon of yeast and 1/4 cup of granulated sugar with 1 1/2 cups of lukewarm water and stir.

Let the yeast mixture sit for 10 minutes to bloom.

In a separate bowl, combine 4 cups of whole wheat flour, 1 cup of all-purpose flour, and 1 teaspoon of salt.

After 10 minutes, add the yeast mixture, 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, and about 3/4 of the honey to the flour mixture.

Mix the ingredients with your hands until the dough starts to come together.

Knead the dough for 6 minutes until it forms a ball.

Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let it rest at room temperature for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, check that the dough has roughly doubled in size.

Prepare honey butter by melting 1/2 stick of unsalted butter and mixing it with 1/4 cup of honey in the microwave.

Set 5 cups of water to boil for dipping the pretzel bites.

Divide the dough into small pieces to form pretzel bites, making approximately 40-45 bites.

Bring the boiling water to a gentle boil and dip each pretzel bite into the water for a few seconds before placing them on a baking sheet.

Sprinkle thick flaky salt on top of the pretzel bites before baking.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 12-15 minutes.

While baking, prepare the cinnamon cream cheese dipping sauce by mixing 8 ounces of softened cream cheese, 1/4 to 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, and 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon until smooth.

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