Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- All-purpose flour, for rolling out dough
- 1 pound homemade or store-bought pizza dough, at room temp (See Kelly's Notes)
- 10 cups water
- 2/3 cup baking soda
- 1 large egg yolk, whisked with 1 Tablespoon water
- Everything seasoning or salt, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper greased with cooking spray.
- Lightly flour your work surface then cut the dough into 1-inch pieces. (They do not need to be uniform in shape but should be roughly the same size.)
- In a large heavy-bottomed stock pot set over medium-high heat, whisk together the water and baking soda. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil.
- Working in batches, boil the pretzel bites for 1 minute, then using a slotted spoon, transfer them into a single layer on the prepared baking sheets, spacing them at least 1 inch apart.
- Brush the pretzel bites with the egg wash then sprinkle them with everything seasoning or salt.
- Bake the pretzel bites until they are dark golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove them from the oven and let them cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- Room temperature pizza dough is much easier to roll out and shape than chilled pizza dough.
- Be mindful of the boiling step. The pretzel bites only need about 30 seconds to a minute in the baking soda solution. Over-boiling can affect the flavor.
- The pretzels can go from golden brown to overdone quickly, so aim to remove them as soon as they reach that perfect dark golden color.
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