Soft pretzel recipe : Pretzel bites : Cinnamon sugar soft pretzel bites recipe

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while bread flour can be cheaper and still yield good texture.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option, while margarine can be less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is a healthier alternative for flavor, while processed cheese can be more economical.

mustard

🥗Healthier: honey mustard

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Honey mustard adds flavor without extra calories, while ketchup is often cheaper.

Butter and flour a baking tray and set it aside.

In a large bowl, add water and sprinkle in yeast, then stir.

Add sugar and salt to the yeast mixture and stir until dissolved.

Add all the flour at once and mix with a wooden spoon until you can't mix anymore.

Put the wooden spoon aside and knead the dough with your hands until gathered together.

Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.

Brush the dough ball with vegetable oil using a pastry brush and place it back in the bowl.

Let the dough rise for 40 minutes.

Prepare a bicarbonate of soda water bath by mixing 1 cup of water with 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda and set aside.

Once the dough has risen, divide it into the desired number of balls and shape them.

Dip each ball into the bicarbonate of soda water bath.

Cover the shaped balls with cling film and let them rise for another 40 minutes.

10 minutes before the rising time is up, preheat the oven to 230 degrees Celsius.

Bake the pretzel bites in the oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

After baking, leave them on the tray for 5 minutes.

Brush the pretzel bites with melted butter or dip them in melted butter.

Roll the buttered pretzel bites in cinnamon sugar.

Place the pretzel bites on a cooling rack to cool completely or serve warm.

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