Description
Soft, buttery, and golden brown, these Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites come together in about an hour with simple pantry ingredients and a classic baking soda bath for that iconic chewy pretzel texture.
Ingredients
1½ cups warm water (about 110°F)
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2¼ teaspoons active dry or instant yeast (1 standard packet)
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
3¾–4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading
½ cup baking soda
9 cups water (for the baking soda bath)
Coarse salt or pretzel salt, for topping
Instructions
1. Whisk warm water, sugar, and yeast together. Let sit 5 minutes until foamy.
2. Stir in melted butter and salt, then mix in flour gradually until a shaggy dough forms.
3. Knead by hand for 5 minutes until smooth and slightly tacky.
4. Cover and let rise in a warm spot for 30 minutes.
5. Divide dough into 6 pieces; roll each into an 18–20-inch rope and cut into 1½-inch pieces.
6. Bring 9 cups water and baking soda to a boil in a large pot.
7. Boil pretzel bites in small batches for 10–15 seconds each; remove with a slotted spoon.
8. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, sprinkle generously with coarse salt while wet.
9. Bake at 400°F for 12–15 minutes until deep golden brown.
10. Cool slightly before serving.
Notes
For cinnamon sugar pretzel bites, skip the salt topping, bake plain, then brush with melted butter and coat in a cinnamon-sugar mixture while warm.
Dough can be refrigerated up to 24 hours before shaping.
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6 pretzel bites
- Calories: 190 kcal
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 5mg