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Cinnamon and Sugar Pretzels

Cinnamon and Sugar Pretzel Bites

A sweet treat or snack for any occasion.

Course Appetizer, Desserts, Snacks
Cuisine American
Keyword Cinnamon and Sugar, Dessert Bites, Homemade Pretzels, Sweet Snacks
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Rising Time: 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Servings 12
Author Sweeter With Sugar

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cup warm milk
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 4 1/2-5 cups flour spooned and leveled, more for dusting counter top and hands when rolling out
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 package (2 1/4 tsp) instant yeast
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp diastatic malt optional
  • 5 cups hot water
  • 1/2 cups baking soda
  • 1 cup butter melted-for coating baked pretzel bites
  • 1/2 cup sugar for coating baked pretzel bites (with cinnamon)
  • 2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Add four, salt, yeast, brown sugar and diastatic malt (if using) to a stand mixer and mix to combine.

  2. Heat milk in a glass measuring cup, in the microwave with the butter. Do not let this boil. stir to melt the butter.

  3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, slowly. Mix on low speed.

  4. Turn the mixing speed up to medium to knead the dough for 8-10 minutes.

  5. Add a bit more flour to the dough a little at a time, if dough is too sticky. It should not be sticking to the sides.

  6. Spray a bowl with cooking spray and set the dough in the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm place for about an hour. The dough needs to double in size.

  7. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees. Place oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven.

  8. Cover two baking sheets with silicon mats and spray with cooking spray.

  9. Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 10" x 18" rectangle.

  10. Then, cut into one inch strips and then 1 1/2" pieces, or as you desire.

  11. Whisk baking soda into heated water until dissolved completely.

  12. Briefly dunk pretzel bites into hot mixture and scoop out and let drain.

  13. Place on baking sheet. Repeat.

  14. Bake 6-10 minutes or until desired amount of browned. It is a good idea to switch the baking sheets position in the oven-move the top one to the bottom and the bottom to the top, halfway through the baking.

  15. Remove from the oven and coat with melted butter and then, the cinnamon and sugar mixture (I place some of the pretzels in a mixing bowl and drizzle some of the butter over them. Dust with some of the cinnamon and sugar, remove from the mixing bowl and repeat.