Description
These homemade pretzel bites are soft, doughy, and perfect for dipping in warm queso or your favorite sauce!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can non stick cooking spray
- enough flour to lightly flour surface
- 1 (13 ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust
- 5 cups water
- ⅓ cup baking soda
- 1 egg (slightly beaten)
- 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- 1 (10 ounce) jar queso dip (heated)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 450℉.
- Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Unroll dough on a lightly floured surface.
- Cut the dough into 3 x ½ inch strips. Using your hands, roll each strip into a rope about 5 inches long.
- Tie each strip into a knot and place on the baking sheet.
- In a large sauce pan, heat 5 cups of water and the baking soda until it boils.
- Drop dough knots, 6 at a time, into the boiling water.
- Let the knots cook for about 30 seconds or until dough looks slightly puffy and dimpled.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove knots from the water and place on the cookie sheet about ½ inch apart.
- Brush knots with egg and sprinkle on salt.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until well browned.
- Serve pretzel bites with warm queso dip or any dip you prefer.
Notes
- For best results, make sure the water is at a full boil before adding the dough knots.
- You can use any dip you prefer if you don’t have queso on hand.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10 bites
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 30mg