Tear & Share Pretzel Bites Recipe
Ingredients
- 500g Churchill Strong Bread Flour
- 7g Dried Yeast (1 sachet)
- 2Tbsp Butter (melted)
- 1Tbsp Caster Sugar
- 290g Water
- 1Tsp Salt
- 2Tbsp Bicarbonate of Soda (for
boiling) - Maldon Chilli Sea Salt Flakes (for sprinkling)
These delightful Pretzel Bites are perfect for sharing, as well as being super simple to bake! Though Sophie has purpose-made the dough for these (and we encourage you to try it as written below), you can also use discard from almost any of your other bread recipes to make perfect pretzels or pretzel bites!
Pretzel bread recipes are perfect for helping you reduce your wastage, as the process of boiling then baking gives you a lot of latitude and they make a brilliant bonus bake!
- Baker: Sophie Carey
- Makes: 20-30 Pretzel Bites (size dependant)
- Prep time: 20 Minutes
- Rise: 1 hour (or until doubled in size)
- Bake time: 15-20 Minutes
- Flours used: Matthews Churchill Strong Bread Flour
Tear and Share Pretzel Bites Recipe Method:
- Add the flour, yeast, butter, salt, sugar, and water to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment and set the mixer going on a slow speed for 3 minutes. Turn the speed up to a medium setting and leave mixing for another 7 minutes.
- Cover the bowl and leave the dough to rise for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
- Get a pan of water on the hob at a low boil and preheat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius.
- Tip the dough out onto a clean counter and use a sharp knife or a dough scraper to portion the dough into tablespoon size pieces - you can either leave them exactly as they are for a rustic look, shape them into balls or knots.
- Once the water is boiling, add the bicarbonate of soda. Start boiling your pretzel bites a few at a time, leaving them in the water for no longer than 1 minute. When they are done, place them on a lined baking tray or in a cast iron skillet and sprinkle with flaky salt before they dry out.
- Once all your pretzel bites are boiled and topped, get them into the oven to bake for 15-20 minutes or until deep golden brown on the top and well risen.
- Serve with dips or garlic butter for some added indulgence!
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