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OMG. Yes!
Homemade Soft Pretzels, generously sprinkled with sea salt. And to top it off? Buffalo Cheddar Cheese Sauce! Yes, I know. Wow!
Can I just say that this might be the best Super Bowl snack there is? Well, actually I don’t know the Buffalo “Fried” Goat Cheese is pretty amazing too. But I mean pretzels, buffalo sauce and cheese! Maybe we’ll call it a tie?
It is the Super Bowl, so you do need lots of snacks!
Originally, I was just going make soft pretzels. Just for a fun snack to have on a Sunday afternoon and then enjoy throughout the week.
But then while the dough was rising I set out for a hike. Oh, those hikes. Oh the yummy things I come up with while hiking.
Buffalo Cheddar Cheese Sauce! Creamy, spicy and the best cheese sauce to compliment a soft pretzel.
The pretzels alone are just so good. Salty, soft, dough, dreamy. Just so good. Tear um, bite um, dip um.
Homemade Soft Pretzels with Buffalo Cheddar Cheese Sauce
Servings: 8 pretzels
Calories Per Serving: 354 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
- 1 stick unsalted butter (8 tablespoons)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt or kosher salt
- 4 1/2 cups to 5 all-purpose flour
- 3 quarts water
- 2/3 cups baking soda
- 1 whole egg beaten
- Coarse sea salt
Buffalo Cheddar Cheese Sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- 2/3 cup freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup franks red hot sauce
Instructions
- To make the pretzels: combine the water, sugar, yeast, and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix with the dough hook until combined. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Add the salt and 4 1/2 cups flour to the mixture and mix on low speed until combined. Increase the speed to medium and continue kneading until the dough is smooth and begins to pull away from the side of the bowl, about 3 to 4 minutes. If the dough appears too wet, add additional flour, 1 tablespoon at a time. Remove the dough from the bowl, place on a flat surface and knead into a ball with your hands.
- Coat a large bowl with canola oil, add the dough and turn to coat with the oil. Cover with a clean towel or plastic wrap and place in a warm spot until the dough doubles in size. This will take about 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Bring the water to a boil in a large pot.
- Remove the dough from the bowl and place on a flat surface. Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope. To shape into pretzels, take the right side and cross over to the left. Cross right to left again and flip up. Slowly add the baking soda to the boiling water. Boil the pretzels in the water solution, 2 at a time for 30 seconds, splashing the tops with the warmed water using a spoon. Remove with a large flat slotted spatula or a spider. Place 4 pretzels on each a parchment lined baking sheet, brush the tops with the egg wash and season liberally with sea salt. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until pretzels are golden brown.
- Remove pretzels from oven and let cool on a wire baking rack.
- To make the Buffalo Cheddar Cheese sauce: While pretzels are baking, heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the butter, and once it’s melted and bubbly add the flour. Whisk together to create a roux and cook for 1-2 minutes until mixture gets a bit golden in color. Add milk, stir and turn down heat to low. Continue stirring until milk thickens. Add in cheeses and continue to stir until mixture is smooth. Stir in buffalo wing sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Pour into one medium size dip bowl or a few bowls to scatter for dipping.
- Serve hot with the pretzels!
Soft, doughy, salty pretzels…..with cheesy, buffalo sauce! Snack time anyone?
This post was originally published on January 20, 2013
Yum! I like making homemade pretzels, but add some of that buffalo cheese sauce… I could go for one (or a couple…) right now!
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As always you delight and amaze me! Thanks for linking at Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s!
Wow these look so good! my son and hubby would definitely love these. I would never have thought of the sauce though! this is a rainy day must try for me 🙂 thanks for sharing! Found you via Show and Share link party 🙂
The pretzels look completely amazing, but then paired with that sauce, OMG!
The sauce really is OMG!
These look amazing! Going to pin them and add them to my recipes!
Thanks for pinning!
Sitting at work and drooling over this recipe. Seriously looks and sounds so good. Found you on Naptime Creations 🙂
Mmmmm….I love soft pretzels! And that buffalo cheese sauce? I think I need to give that a try.
Yum! Found you via the Mrs. Happy Homemade link party. Pinning this for later. Perfect for a super bowl party.
OH WOW! You had me at buffalo cheese sauce!! These look and sound so good. Thank you for sharing.
I will for sure be making these soon!! Stopping by from Melt in Your Mouth Monday.
Oh wow! Yummy!! There is nothing quite like pretzels or any bread straight from the oven! Wonderful idea for a snack for Superbowl. I’d love to pin this to my appetizer board!
Oh yumminess… these look SO good! I’m such a carbo-lover 🙂
These look mouthwatering! I’ve made pretzel “bites” before, but never the twisted kind. I’ll have to give it a go.
I am usually intimidated by making things with yeast, but I may have to try these. They look so good and you can switch up the sauce to make lots of different flavors. Just pinned!
Do NOT be intimidated! These are so easy, seriously!
I have wanted to try my hand at soft pretzels for the longest time. I think I might be able to have a go at your recipe. Thanks for sharing…and the dipping sauce…drooling! Sounds yummy!
These look amazing! I’m so jealous of anyone who can make pretzels at home! Thanks for sharing at Church Supper. Have a blessed week & come back soon!