These Pizza Pretzels are a enjoyable twist on a daily gentle pretzel recipe. These Small Batch Pretzels are coated in cheese and pepperoni and served with the dip of your alternative. These cheese pretzels are going to be a crowd favorite!
Pizza Pretzels
Hello hello! Simply popping in to share the recipe for these Pepperoni Pizza Pretzels with you. Earlier than we left New York I redeveloped my Pretzel dough recipe and made a number of issues with it which I’ll share right here. The pretzel dough is tremendous versatile and straightforward to make, so I’m excited to point out off what it may do!
I had a bag of tiny pepperoni in my fridge so naturally I needed to make cheese pretzels after which take it one step additional and add the pepperoni to make pizza pretzels.
These cheese pretzels are coated in pepperoni and are simply so good. I scaled the recipe again to a small batch pretzel recipe. The cheese is crunchy and the pepperoni is salty and flavourful. You may serve them with no matter you want – I used a tomato primarily based sauce however they’d even be wonderful with scorching honey.
How you can make Small Batch Pretzels
I scaled again my common pretzel recipe, which made 12 massive pretzels. This smaller batch pretzel recipe makes 6 pretzels, however you may simply double it if you happen to like.
This recipe is a reasonably stiff dough, so I prefer to make it within the stand mixer with the dough hook. I have never tried making it by hand. It might be fairly laborious to knead it by hand I believe. You’re welcome to strive however please comprehend it has not been examined so I can’t assure the outcomes.
- Make the Pretzel Dough. This may be accomplished both the day earlier than, or the identical day. Go away to rise.
- Divide the dough and form the pretzels. I did conventional pretzel shapes, however these would work nice simply as pretzel sticks or twists too.
- Second rise. I do the second rise for pretzels uncovered, to be able to let the pretzels develop a little bit of a pores and skin. This helps them stand as much as the water bathtub.
- Chill. Barely chilled dough is rather less floppy and simpler to work with when placing the pretzels within the water bathtub. Popping the risen pretzels into the fridge helps with this.
- Baking Soda bathtub. This step provides the pretzels their pretzel style and helps them to get golden brown within the oven. I used baked baking soda for this step.
- Add cheese and pepperoni. These are pizza pretzels, so I added grated cheese and tiny pepperoni. Go away the pepperoni off if you happen to would similar to plain cheese pretzels.
- Bake. Bake the pretzels till they’re golden brown, the cheese is good and bubbly and the pepperoni is good and sizzly.
- Take pleasure in! Serve alongside some dipping sauce of your alternative.
How you can Form a Pretzel
Pretzels are simple to form when you get the cling of it. I’ve added a shaping video down beneath, or you may comply with these steps:
- Divide the dough into the variety of pretzels that you just wish to make.
- Form each bit of dough right into a ball and place beneath a chunk of plastic wrap to relaxation.
- Flatten or roll every ball right into a rectangle after which roll right into a log. Place again beneath the plastic wrap.
- Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll the log off to a 30″ rope. This may appear lengthy however keep in mind that the pretzel will puff up.
- Form the log of dough right into a ‘U’ form.
- Cross the 2 ends over one another twice, to type a twist.
- Deliver the ends down and press onto the rounded a part of the pretzel.
- Fastidiously switch to a sheet pan
- Repeat with the remaining pretzels
Baking Soda vs Lye for Pretzels
Some pretzel recipes may have you utilize lye to soak the pretzels in. Giving the pretzels a wee bathtub in lye (sodium hydroxide) helps to hurry up the Maillard response, which provides the pretzels that beautiful brown color and chew. Nonetheless, lye is caustic (alkaline) and scary, so I used one thing rather less alkaline however nonetheless very efficient – baked baking soda. Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is reasonably alkaline, however baking it produces sodium carbonate, which is barely extra alkaline, so subsequently good for dipping your pretzels with out having to fret in regards to the security danger of utilizing Lye. Yay chemistry!
To make baked baking soda: Line a sheet pan with foil, and unfold 1 cup of baking soda evenly over it. Bake at 250˚f / 121˚c for one hour, then switch to an hermetic container. This might be sufficient for 4 batches of pretzels – you utilize ¼ cup at a time.
Pepperoni and Cheese Pretzels
I discovered these tiny pepperoni once I was on the lookout for pepperoni for one more undertaking, and had no alternative however to get them to make these Pizza Pretzels as they’re SO CUTE. The model is “Hormel”, and I received them in NYC simply by way of on-line grocery. If you cannot discover them (they gave the impression to be a little bit of a distinct segment product), you may reduce up a salami follow type little circles of salami. Alternatively you may use slices of normal sized salami.
Just be sure you put sufficient pepperoni on the pizza pretzels – as they bake they’ll rise a little bit and it’ll get unfold out. You may all the time add extra mid approach by means of the baking course of.
In case you do not eat meat you may simply go away the pepperoni off. You would sprinkle the cheese pretzels with pizza fashion condiments too earlier than baking – garlic powder, or chilli flakes, or some oregano! You do you right here.
Baking Pretzels on Silpat vs Parchment
I exploit Silpat mats (silicone mats) when I’m making pretzels because it stops them from sticking. I got here throughout this in testing. After the pretzels got here out of the water bathtub, if I put them straight onto the parchment, they had been sticking tremendous, tremendous badly.
There are two methods round this – both drain the pretzels for a couple of minutes on a wire rack after dipping after which switch to evenly oiled parchment paper, or line the baking sheets with silpats or silicone baking sheets reasonably than baking paper.
I discovered baking on silicone to be the simplest possibility – as soon as the pretzels come out of the dip they’re a little bit delicate, so transferring them from the rack to the baking sheet is usually a little traumatic. It really works although! A couple of silpats or silicone baking mats are an awesome funding! With these Pizza Pretzels the cheese would not follow the mat too, so makes the entire course of a lot simpler.
FAQ for Pizza Pretzels
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In case you do not, they will not style like pretzels. The soak within the alkaline resolution is what provides them the pretzel style. It additionally provides the cheese one thing to stay to.
Pretzel salt is a rough salt – it’s opaque (which I believe comes from having some air in it), so it provides a textural crunch. You need to use a fantastic coarse salt too if you cannot discover pretzel salt
I used a mix of grated mozzarella and cheddar, however you should utilize no matter you could have readily available. Mozzarella is delicate and stretchy and goes nice with the pepperoni slices.
I retailer these simply in an hermetic container or wrapped in foil if it is not too scorching. You may put them wrapped within the fridge if you happen to like. To reheat you may pop within the microwave and re-warm. They’re greatest eaten on the day that they’re made although!
Sure. In case you solely have lively dry yeast, it really works as a 1:1 sub within the recipe. Nonetheless you will have to activate it. Deliver the milk to a lukewarm temperature, then add the sugar and the yeast. Go away for 10-Quarter-hour till it will get foamy, then add the remainder of the elements and proceed with the recipe.
Bread flour is flour with a better share of protein. In case you are in NZ or the UK it’s ‘excessive grade flour’ or ‘sturdy flour’
Sure, if you happen to do not wish to use it, you should utilize water.
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Recipe for Pizza Pretzels
Pizza Pretzels
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook dinner Time: half-hour
Whole Time: 1 hour half-hour
Yield: 6 servings 1x
Class: Pretzels
Methodology: Baking
Delicacies: American
Description
These Pizza Pretzels are a enjoyable twist on a daily gentle pretzel recipe. These Small Batch Pretzels are coated in cheese and pepperoni and served with the dip of your alternative. These cheese pretzels are going to be a crowd favorite!
Pretzel Dough
- 120g entire milk, at room temperature
- 110g gentle beer, at room temperature
- 8g granulated sugar
- 6g immediate yeast
- 7g salt
- 10g milk powder
- 345g bread flour (Excessive grade flour)
- 30g rye flour, or extra bread flour
- 35g unsalted butter, at room temperature
To Boil
- ¼ cup baked baking soda (see notes) plus 6 cups water
To End
- 100g grated cheese of your alternative, I used mozzarella and cheddar
- About 75g pepperoni (I used mini pepperoni – it’s going to cup up within the oven so use greater than you suppose)
- Marinara / Pizza Sauce for serving (optionally available)
Directions
PRETZEL DOUGH
- Mix all elements aside from the butter within the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook.
- Combine on medium-low velocity for 10-12 minutes till a stiff, clean dough types. Will probably be fairly agency – that is fantastic and is what provides beautiful chewy pretzels. Do not freak out.
- Add the butter and blend for an additional 5 minutes till it’s utterly integrated and passes the window pane check.
- Form the dough right into a ball, and switch to a evenly oiled bowl. Cowl with plastic wrap and go away in a heat spot for 45 minutes to an hour, or till doubled in measurement. This preliminary rise will also be accomplished within the fridge in a single day.
ASSEMBLY
- Flip the dough out onto a piece floor (don’t flour), and weigh the dough then divide into 6 equal sized balls. Form every right into a ball, then place on the bench beneath plastic wrap to relaxation. Go away for five minutes.
- Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll every ball out right into a rectangle (ish) form, then roll up right into a log. Return to beneath the plastic to relaxation for one more 5 minutes. The resting permits the dough to chill out and be rolled out. Maintain coated till you might be prepared to make use of.
- Line one or two baking sheets with silpats / silicone baking mats, or parchment paper (see notes). They are going to simply match onto one if in case you have a big baking sheet, or you should utilize two as a substitute.
- Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll the dough into an extended skinny sausage, 30” (76cm) lengthy. This may appear very skinny however is important to ensure that the pretzels to be the correct form as soon as risen. If you need them a little bit thicker, roll the dough sausage a little bit shorter.
- Make the dough right into a ‘U’ form, then cross the 2 ends over twice to type a twist, then convey the ends down and press onto the rounded a part of the pretzel. See video in physique of submit for a visible demonstration.
- Switch to a lined baking sheet.
- Repeat the method with the remaining dough balls, till you could have 6 pretzels. House evenly amongst the baking sheets (you will get away with utilizing one sheet however issues get a bit squishy).
- Rise the pretzels, uncovered, at room temperature for half-hour, then switch to the fridge for an additional 10 minutes.
BAKING
- Whereas the pretzels are rising, preheat the oven to 450˚f / 235˚c. In a big, shallow pan (I used a frying pan / skillet), mix ¼ cup baked baking soda and 6 cups of water. Warmth till the answer is steaming, then flip off.
- Working with one pretzel at a time, fastidiously carry off the baking sheet, and place the other way up within the resolution. Soak for 10 seconds, then fastidiously flip over and soak for one more. Take away utilizing a slotted spatula or one other flat utensil, and place onto the silicone mat lined baking sheet.
- Repeat the method with the remaining pretzels. Sprinkle with cheese as quickly as they arrive out of the pan to be able to be sure that it sticks. Divide the cheese evenly over the pretzels, urgent down evenly to assist it stick.
- High the pretzels with the pepperoni – be beneficiant with the quantity because it cups up within the oven.
- Switch the baking sheet to the oven and bake the pretzels for 12-Quarter-hour till they’re baked by means of and the cheese on high is evenly golden brown.
- Take away from the oven and go away to face on the baking sheet for a couple of minutes earlier than transferring to a wire rack.
- Serve barely heat with tomato / pizza sauce / mustard / scorching honey / your alternative of dip to serve if you happen to like.