Pretzel Bites

Name: Pretzel Bites
Yield: Makes about 64
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature, plus more for greasing; 1 ¼-ounce package active dry yeast (about 2¼ teaspoons); 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar; 3¼ cups (or more) unbleached bread flour; ½ cup cold pilsner-style beer; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; ¼ cup baking soda; Vegetable oil (for greasing); 1 large egg; Coarse kosher salt, pretzel salt, everything seasoning, paprika, caraway seeds, and/or poppy seeds (for topping); Spicy Cheddar Cheese Spread and/or mustard (for serving)

By Kat Boytsova

January 25, 2018

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Photo by Chelsie Craig

These pretzel nubbins are crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. Instead of using lye, which can be hard to find and work with, we achieved the deep mahogany color by boiling them in a baking soda bath. Make sure you serve them with our Spicy Cheddar Cheese Spread; we also love this German mustard in a tube.

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