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Published: March 6, 2019 | Last Updated: March 6, 2019 | Author: Lois

Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites

Soft Pretzel Bites made with a homemade yeast dough, boiled and baked so the dough is soft and delicious. Serve with spicy mustard or your favorite dipping sauces. Perfect for snacking with the family or as an appetizer for guests. 

Homemade Pretzel Bites baked on parchment paper

Like a good part of the country, we have had so much snow this winter.  Last week alone we had three different snow storms.  During the snow storm on Thursday, I put together this yummy recipe for Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites.  

We were all snowed in, so I had some help from my daughter, Olivia.  The pretzel bites came out amazing.  They were the perfect snack for a snowy day or any day of the year…they were that easy!

Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites

My family loves soft pretzels and we often get these if we’re out shopping or when we go to the movies.  I loved that we were able to spend time together in the kitchen and make these.  

Please don’t let the yeast in this recipe scare you away from making the pretzel bites. They are so incredibly easy. There’s step-by-step photos to help guide you through the entire recipe. 

Helpful Kitchen Tools

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  • Spider Strainer – I use this tool for so many things but it’s especially great for this recipe. 
  • Silpat Silicone Baking Mat – you can use parchment paper as well. I love to use parchment baking sheets for so many recipes. 
  • Pretzel Salt – this is the salt I use for pretzels. 

How to Make Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites

Make sure you print out the recipe below and save it for later!

Ingredients: 

Pretzel Dough:

  • 1 1/2 cups warm water; 105 to 110 degrees
  • 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast or one package
  • 6 TBS. butter; melted
  • 2 TBS. brown sugar
  • 4 to 5 cups flour

Ingredients to Boil the Pretzel Bites:

  • 3 quarts water
  • 3/4 cup baking soda

Pretzel Glaze:

  • 1 egg mixed with 1 TBS. water
  • Coarse salt. 

Ingredients for Homemade Pretzel Bites

Directions: 

  1. In a mixing bowl, mix together the warm water, sugar, yeast and melted butter. Let sit for 10 minutes for the yeast mixture to get foamy.
  2. Using the dough hook of your mixer, begin adding four and a half cups of flour; one cup at a time.
  3. Set your timer for 5 minutes and begin letting the machine “knead” the dough; adding more flour as necessary. (I added almost another 1/2 cup of flour while the dough was kneading.)
  4. Turn the dough out onto a floured cutting board and form into a ball.
  5. Place into a lightly greased bowl, cover and let rise for about an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
  6. Once the dough has doubled in size, break off pieces of the dough and start forming long ropes.
  7. Cut the long ropes into one inch pieces and place on a baking tray; trying not to let the pieces touch each other.
  8. Place the 3 quarts of water into a large pot and bring to a boil.
  9. Once the water is boiling, slowly add in the baking soda; a little at a time. Do NOT pour all the baking soda in at once or you will have a huge mess.
  10. Begin adding your pretzel bites into the boiling water/baking soda mixture – about 10 to 15 at a time.
  11. Let the bites boil for about 30 to 40 seconds and remove with a slotted spoon to a baking tray that’s been lined with parchment paper or a slipat mat.
  12. Brush the pretzel bites with the egg wash and then add the salt.
  13. Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until they are golden brown.
  14. Remove the pretzel bites from the oven and let cool on a cooling rack.

Let’s Get Baking! 

You can see the yeast is bubbly and foamy. This is exactly how you want yeast to look before you start adding the flour. If it doesn’t look like this after 10 minutes, start over. Your dough will never rise correctly and the recipe will not turn out properly.  

Foamy yeast ready for flour in metal mixing bowl with green dish towel in background.

This is what the dough should look like before you set it aside to rise. It’s a beautiful dough, right? Remove it from the bowl and shape it into a ball on a floured surface.

Place into a lightly greased bowl, cover and let rise for about an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.

Homemade Pretzel Bites Dough ready to rise from Walking on Sunshine Recipes

Once the dough has doubled in size, punch it down and turn it out onto a floured surface. Shape it into a log as pictured below. 

Pretzel Dough Risen and Formed into a Log Shape

Break off pieces of the dough and start forming long ropes. Cut the long ropes into one inch pieces and place on a baking tray; trying not to let the pieces touch each other.

Slice pretzel dough ropes into pieces for Homemade Pretzel Bites

How to Boil the Pretzel Bites

Place the 3 quarts of water into a large pot and bring to a boil. Once the water is boiling, slowly add in the baking soda; a little at a time. Do NOT pour all the baking soda in at once or you will have a huge mess.

Add baking soda to boiling water for Homemade Pretzel Bites from Walking on Sunshine Recipes

Begin adding your pretzel bites into the boiling water/baking soda mixture – about 10 to 15 at a time.

Add sliced pretzel bites to boiling water from Walking on Sunshine Recipes

Let the bites boil for about 30 to 40 seconds and remove with a slotted spoon to a baking tray that’s been lined with parchment paper or a slipat mat.

Boil pretzel dough bites for 40 seconds in boiling water.

Brush the pretzel bites with the egg wash.

Brush pretzel bites with beaten egg wash.

Then add the salt. If you’ve never used pretzel salt, be careful…it is very salty! 

Sprinkle salt on top of pretzel bites before baking from Walking on Sunshine Recipes

How to Bake Homemade Pretzel Bites

  1. Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until they are golden brown.
  2. Remove the pretzel bites from the oven and let cool on a cooling rack.

How to Serve Homemade Pretzel Bites

Serve the pretzel bites while they’re still warm with a bowl of spicy mustard. Or you might enjoy trying our family’s favorite ranch dipping sauce or fry dipping sauce. 

Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites on white platter with mustard for dipping.

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Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites

Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites

Yield: 5 dozen pretzel bites
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Rise Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 2 hours

Ingredients

Pretzel Dough:

  • 1 1/2 cups warm water; 105 to 110 degrees
  • 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast or one package
  • 6tbsp. butter; melted
  • 2 tbsp. brown sugar
  • 4 to 5 cups flour

Ingredients to Boil the Pretzel Bites:

  • 3 quarts water
  • 3/4 cup baking soda

Glaze:

  • 1 egg mixed with 1 tbsp. water
  • Coarse salt

Instructions

  1. In a mixing bowl, mix together the warm water, sugar, yeast and melted butter. Let sit for 10 minutes for the yeast mixture to get foamy.
  2. Using the dough hook of your mixer, begin adding four and a half cups of flour; one cup at a time.
  3. Set your timer for 5 minutes and begin letting the machine "knead" the dough; adding more flour as necessary. (I added almost another 1/2 cup of flour while the dough was kneading.)
  4. Turn the dough out onto a floured cutting board and form into a ball.
  5. Place into a lightly greased bowl, cover and let rise for about an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
  6. Once the dough has doubled in size, break off pieces of the dough and start forming long ropes.
  7. Cut the long ropes into one inch pieces and place on a baking tray; trying not to let the pieces touch each other.
  8. Place the 3 quarts of water into a large pot and bring to a boil.
  9. Once the water is boiling, slowly add in the baking soda; a little at a time. Do NOT pour all the baking soda in at once or you will have a huge mess.
  10. Begin adding your pretzel bites into the boiling water/baking soda mixture - about 10 to 15 at a time.
  11. Let the bites boil for about 30 to 40 seconds and remove with a slotted spoon to a baking tray that's been lined with parchment paper or a slipat mat.
  12. Brush the pretzel bites with the egg wash and then add the salt.
  13. Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until they are golden brown.
  14. Remove the pretzel bites from the oven and let cool on a cooling rack.

Recommended Products

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  • Spider Strainer Skimmer Ladle 
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  • Silpat Silicone Baking Mat
    Silpat Silicone Baking Mat
  • Hoosier Hill Farm Coarse Pretzel Salt (5 pounds)
    Hoosier Hill Farm Coarse Pretzel Salt (5 pounds)
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 60 Serving Size: 10
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 51Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 778mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 1g

The nutrition information is calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you, please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator.

© Lois
Cuisine: American / Category: Snacks

Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites on white platter.


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Originally from Queens, NY, Lois now calls northeastern PA home. You can find her blogging over at Walking on Sunshine where she shares a little of her life, but more importantly what’s for dinner at her house tonight.

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Comments

  1. Megan Lucero says

    March 7, 2014 at 2:59 am

    I am making these immediately. My son will be super excited.

    Reply
  2. cooking with curls says

    February 28, 2014 at 9:07 pm

    I love pretzel bites!! They would be perfect right now with my Mocha. 😉 Thanks so much for sharing them with us at Best of the Weekend. Pinned to our party board!

    Reply
  3. Kyleigh Castronaro says

    February 24, 2014 at 10:36 pm

    My mouth is watering! I can't wait to try these… I'm a sucker for pretzels and this looks awesome. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Karly Campbell says

    February 23, 2014 at 10:15 pm

    Best salty snack ever! Thanks for linking up with What's Cookin' Wednesday!

    Reply
  5. Joy says

    February 22, 2014 at 9:32 pm

    Lois, these look amazing. I want a big plate of these right now! 🙂 Thank you so much for bringing these to Treasure Box Tuesday. I am sharing these little beauties on Facebook this afternoon! ♥

    Reply
  6. Katie Adams says

    February 22, 2014 at 4:35 pm

    Thanks for linking to Create Link Inspire at The Crafty Blog Stalker. You have been featured and pinned! Thank you for sharing.
    –Katie, TheCraftyBlogStalker.com

    Reply
  7. Jodee Weiland says

    February 22, 2014 at 2:26 am

    These homemade pretzel bites look so good! I know my family would eat them all in a matter of minutes. They love this sort of thing. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  8. Melanie von Bose says

    February 21, 2014 at 5:05 am

    These look amazing! I LOVE soft pretzels. Now I need a recipe for homemade nacho cheese sauce. 🙂

    Reply
    • Megan Lucero says

      March 7, 2014 at 2:58 am

      1/2 sharp cheddar 1/2 american (I like Boar's Head) add cumin or rotel to fire it up. I got that from Momables. It is like velvetta but better 🙂

      Reply
  9. JPand Katie says

    February 20, 2014 at 12:04 pm

    Can't wait to try these! My daughter needs a healthy snack for school every day and these would be perfect (and not messy!). These look so much better than store pretzels.
    Katie @ Katie's Farm

    Reply
  10. GratefulPrayerThankfulHeart says

    February 19, 2014 at 2:38 am

    I think of you often about all the snow you have been having. We have had lots but you have had even more. The pretzel bites look delicious.

    Reply
  11. Cindi says

    February 18, 2014 at 9:40 pm

    Thank you! They look fabulous!

    Reply
  12. Sarah Bates says

    February 18, 2014 at 5:52 pm

    These look absolutely amazing Lois! I can't wait to try this recipe. We love soft pretzels!

    Reply
    • Sam says

      March 8, 2019 at 11:34 am

      I have made this using frozen bread dough instead. A lot easier. Very good.

      Reply
  13. Beth says

    February 18, 2014 at 2:45 pm

    Oh my, those pretzel bites look delicious1

    Reply
  14. Patty Anderson says

    February 18, 2014 at 12:58 pm

    What a great way to spend one of our snowy days – baking with your daughter!

    Reply
  15. ~Backroad Treasures~ says

    February 18, 2014 at 12:09 pm

    oh those look so good i will definetly give them a try soft pretzels are one of my favorites.. thank you for the awesome recipe

    blessings
    Rhonda

    Reply

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