I originally started making these pretzel bites, cinnamon sugar bites when I could not be bothered to make the authentic pretzel shape but now I make them as a variation of the soft pretzel recipe. I will show you how to make Pretzel balls in this recipe. They are quick and simple to make and they make nice bite size chunks.
Ingredients
- 250 grams plain flour
- 250 grams bread flour
- 350 ml lukewarm water
- 7 grams active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons light brown muscovado sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
For dipping
- 120 ml warm water
- 1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
Decorating
- 120 gram sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon powder
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
Method
- Put the lukewarm water in a bowl, large enough to hold all the ingredients, sprinkle yeast and stir to dissolve
- Add sugar and salt and stir to dissolve
- Add flours and mix with a wooden spoon until almost combined
- Knead dough with your hands whilst in the bowl until you form a rough ball
- Put dough onto a work top and knead with your hands until smooth
- Put the dough in a clean bowl and let it rise for at least 40mins
- Whilst its rising grease 3 baking trays, like the ones you would use to bake cookies on. If you don’t have three you can bake in batches, cleaning and re-greasing the tray after use
- When dough has risen prepare dipping water by putting the 1 cup of warm water and 1 tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda together in a bowl and mixing
- Divide the dough into pieces, about 30 grams each and roll into balls
- Dip the unbaked balls into the bicarbonate water mixture.
- Let them rise again for 40minutes
- 5 mins before they finish rising, preheat the oven to 230° Celsius/450° Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes or until golden brown
- When they are cool enough to handle brush with the melted butter and roll them into the cinnamon sugar mixture
Variations
Brushed with melted butter only
Brushed with melted butter and sprinkle some rock salt
I hope you found how to make Pretzel balls simple and straightforward.
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