Soft Pretzel Bites with Cheddar Cheese Dip

Soft and salty pretzel bites with a creamy cheese dipping sauce..a pretty perfect snack.

A few months ago, I made Vanilla Orange Pull Apart Bread and fell in love.

In love with frozen bread dough.  Yeah, that’s a weird thing to say, agreed.

However, it’s true. I do kinda love the stuff.  It’s  convenient, budget friendly and completely, utterly versatile. You can do all sorts of stuff with it, besides, of course, just make a nice loaf of bread.

I usually pick up a pack of 5- 1 lb loaves and store them in freezer. That way, we are never low on bread or a pack of dough, to make just about anything with it.

Now, I know! Homemade dough is best.  I agree.  However, I do live in a real world with real kids, deal with real life and a real life crazy schedule. So, sometimes, grabbing a loaf of frozen bread dough is not going to weigh down on my conscience that much. It shouldn’t for you either.

So, with a loaf of that frozen bread dough, I made soft pretzel bites.

These bites are so addicting and fabulous. Of course, we are also dunking them in some cheese..making them even more. Soft and fluffy on the inside with a salty, nicely brown outside.

Honestly, it’s just an extremely yummy thing to make.

Give these Soft Pretzel Bites a try and enjoy!

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Yield: 24-30 bites

Soft Pretzel Bites with Cheddar Cheese Dip

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Soft and salty pretzel bites with a creamy, cheese dipping sauce.

Prep Time 2 hours 30 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 loaf (1 lb) frozen bread dough
• 6 cups water
• 2 TBSP baking soda
• coarse salt
• 1 egg, plus water for egg wash

FOR CHEESE DIP:

• 2 TBSP flour
• 2 TBSP butter
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• salt/pepper to taste preference

Instructions

1. Let bread dough sit and room temperature and thaw completely. This will take approx 2-3 hours.
2. Once thawed, roll out dough into a rectangle. Then, roll dough into a long rope ( approx 20-24 inches long).
3. Cut rope into bite size pieces ( approx 1/2 inch to 1 inch in size).
4. In a large pot, bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Add in baking soda.
5. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a flat rimmed baking sheet with foil. Then, spray foil with non stick cooking spray.
6. Boil each piece of dough in baking soda water for 1 minute. The dough will expand in the water.
7. Remove dough from the water with a slotted spoon and place on prepared baking sheet.
8. Whisk together egg and 1 TBSP of water.
9. Brush each piece of dough ( that has been boiled) with egg wash, then, sprinkle top with coarse salt.
10. Bake for 10-20 minutes or until brown. Cooking time may vary, depending on the size of your bites.

FOR CHEESE DIP:

1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Stir in flour. Cook for about a minute Whisk in milk slowly. Add salt/pepper. Cook until thicken.
2. Turn off heat. Add in cheese and stir until melted

Notes

• Cooking time may vary, depending on the size of your bites.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 80Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 452mgCarbohydrates: 1gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 4g

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