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Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites

04/23/19 | Appetizer, Bread, Recipes & Tips

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Homemade soft pretzel bites are easy to make and the perfect salty snack. Just as good as Pretzel Maker and you can enjoy them at home!

One of my favorite snacks to pick up when I’m out running errands is a giant up of soft pretzel bites from Pretzel Maker. They are seriously delicious!!

Shortly after I had my last baby, I was mega craving some soft pretzel bites. But I was not about to venture out to the Mall with a newborn and two toddlers.

So we decided to make some homemade pretzel bites! I am so glad I did! These are soft, pillowy, buttery, and so dang good you’ll never leave your house to go run errands again. Ha!

While making soft pretzel bites isn’t hard, it does require time. This recipe has two rise steps, but the second one is short because the tiny pretzel bites don’t need that long to rise.

You can omit tossing the pretzels with butter…but why would you? It gives them the perfect finish. Additionally, you can make this dough recipe into large traditionally shaped pretzels, but the cooking time will need to be adjusted longer to cook them all the way through.

How to Make Pretzel Bites

  • Mix all the ingredients for the dough and knead until it’s smooth and elastic. This can be done by hand or in an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment.
  • Once the dough is kneaded, let it rise in a clean and greased bowl until it has doubled in size.
    • This usually takes about an hour, but the process can be sped up if the dough is placed in a warm area.
    • You can also preheat your oven to 200ºF, turn it off, and set the dough inside to rise.
  • After the dough has risen, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.
  • Cut the dough into strips about 1 inch wide and then cut each strip into 1-inch pieces so that each pretzel bite is about 1×1 inch square.
  • Place the pretzel bites onto lined trays to rise again until doubled, about 20 minutes.
  • Brush the risen pretzel bites with an egg wash and sprinkle with coarse salt.
  • Bake!
  • Once the pretzel bites are baked and cooled slightly, toss them with melted butter so they are lightly coated.
  • Enjoy!!

You can get the ingredients and the full, printable recipe below in the recipe card. The servings on the recipe card are easy to adjust in case you’d like to half or double this recipe (or any other recipes on my site). I thought a full recipe would last my family a few days – no way! These soft pretzel bites were gone in a few hours.

Don’t be scared to make a yeast dough! It isn’t hard but can take practice. If you’re looking for more easy yeast bread recipes, check these ones out!

  • How to Bake Bread From Scratch
  • Easy Homemade Bread Recipe
  • Homemade Focaccia Bread Recipe
  • How to Make Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
  • Classic Orange Rolls
  • Easy Dinner Roll Recipe
  • 60 Minute Homemade Herb Bread
  • Herby Garlic Cheese Bread

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Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites

Homemade soft pretzel bites are easy to make and the perfect salty snack. Just as good as Pretzel Maker and you can enjoy them at home!
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Course Bread
Cuisine American
Keyword homemade pretzel bites, pretzel bites, soft pretzel bites
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Rise Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings 40 pretzels
Calories 69kcal
Author Alli
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Equipment

  • Redmond Real Salt

Ingredients

  • 4 cups flour
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 teaspoons yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons butter softened
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted, reserve for later
  • 3 tablespoons coarse salt
  • 1 egg reserve for later
  • 1 teaspoon water
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Instructions

  • Combine flour, brown sugar, yeast, and salt. 
  • Add softened butter, milk, and water. Combine. 
  • Knead for 5 minutes. 
  • The dough should be smooth and just stick to the bottom of the bowl or only slightly cling to your fingers when you touch it. See note.
  • Let the dough rise until doubled. 
  • Preheat the oven to 450ºF.
  • Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll it out slightly until it’s about 2 inches thick and slice it into 1 inch thick strips. 
  • Cut the strips into 1-inch pieces and place on a lined baking sheet. Let rise for 20 minutes. 
  • Combine egg and water. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse salt. 
  • Bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until light golden brown on top. 
  • Toss with melted butter.

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Notes

You may have to adjust the flour to water ratio, as is common in bread recipes. 

Nutrition

Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 570mg | Potassium: 32mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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Comments

  1. Crystal says

    September 20, 2021 at 7:40 AM

    Did you use all purpose flour?

    Reply
    • Alli says

      September 20, 2021 at 2:15 PM

      Yes, I do.

      Reply
  2. Amanda says

    January 31, 2021 at 1:02 PM

    Not sure what happened, but mine were blackened by 12 min 👎🏻

    Reply
    • Alli says

      February 1, 2021 at 10:16 AM

      I would definitely check your oven temp! I’m not sure how it would be possible for them to be black after 12 minutes.

      Reply
  3. Ignez Bell says

    January 3, 2021 at 9:09 AM

    Love. This recipe!!!

    Reply
    • Alli says

      January 4, 2021 at 2:05 PM

      Yay! So glad to hear it.

      Reply
  4. Carrie says

    February 4, 2020 at 8:07 AM

    Does this recipe call for warm milk or water? Normally with yeast there is a warm liquid you add. Thx!

    Reply
    • Alli says

      February 4, 2020 at 9:12 PM

      Nope, I don’t bloom my yeast. I use instant yeast when I make this recipe, which is more potent than active dry yeast and doesn’t need to be bloomed in the water like active dry yeast does. If you’re using active dry, don’t worry, it really won’t make too big of a difference in this recipe.

      Reply
  5. Alli says

    May 7, 2019 at 10:39 PM

    5 stars
    New favorite recipe!

    Reply

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