Homemade Pretzel Bites

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 ½ warm water
• 2 ¼ teaspoons ¼ oz envelope of active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons salted butter

  melted
• 4 cups water
• ¼ cup baking soda
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• Sea salt

  Kosher salt

Instructions

• 1 In a large mixing bowl mix 1 ½ cup warm water, yeast, and brown sugar together.
• 2 Let the mixture rest for 4-5 minutes. The mixture will start frothing/foaming.
  This means the yeast is active and you can proceed to the next step. If it
  doesn’t foam, restart this step with fresh yeast.
• 3 Add the salt and half the flour Mix until the flour is almost combined. I like
  to use my Danish dough whisk but you can also use a mixing spoon. I wouldn’t
  recommend using a regular whisk as the dough will be sticking in the middle.
• 4 Add the butter and mix until it is incorporated
• 5 Add the remaining flour. Mix until the flour is incorporated. You will still
  have some dry flour, finish mixing with your hands until you have a dough ball.
• 6 *NOTE* You can knead on a flat surface or knead directly in the bowl.
• 7 Place the dough in the bowl, covered with plastic wrap. Place in a warm,
  draft-free place and let the dough rise for 90 minutes or until it has doubled
  in size.
• 8 Punch the dough down.
• 9 Bring a pot of water to boiling.
• 10 Using a cookie scoop, I used a medium size scoop of 1 ½ tablespoons, to scoop
  the dough into a ball.
• 11 Roll the dough ball into the palm of your hands.
• 12 Place on a rack on a cookie sheet.
• 13 Repeat until you have formed all the balls. Set aside.
• 14 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
• 15 Once the water is boiling add the baking soda. Be careful it might bubble up.
• 16 Place 3 to 4 pieces of dough balls into the boiling water for 30 to 45 seconds
• 17 Put the boiled dough ball on a cookie sheet (line the cookie sheet with a
  silicone mat or lightly oil. Leave space between the dough balls so they don’t
  touch and cook more evenly.
• 18 Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until the dough balls are
  nice and golden.
• 19 Take it out of the oven.
• 20 Brush some melted butter and sprinkle some Kosher salt.
• 21 Place on a cooling rack and allow to cool for at least 20 minutes.
• 22 Serve and Enjoy!

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