Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites
How to make homemade soft pretzel bites quickly and easily! Try these soft golden pretzel bites brushed with butter and topped with salt. Perfect for a snack or party.
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
Dough
- ¾ cups water
- 1 ⅛ tsp active yeast
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tbsp sugar
- melted butter for topping
- coarse or kosher salt for topping
Baking Soda Bath
- 3 cups water
- ⅓ cup baking soda
Instructions
- First, mix the water and yeast together in a bowl.
- Add the flour, sugar, and sea salt and mix everything until it’s completely combined.
- Knead the dough with your hands or using an electric mixer with a dough hook.
- Place the kneaded dough on a lightly floured surface and then roll into ropes.
- Cut the dough into 1 inch pieces using a knife. Bathe the pieces in your baking soda bath mixture for 30 seconds.
- Spray cooking oil on the basket of the air fryer, add your pretzel bites. Be sure to space them so that they have room to expand.
- Cook at 390 for 6 minutes. Remove once done and brush with melted butter. Top with salt to taste!
Notes
If you want sweet pretzel bites, swap the salt topping for cinnamon sugar.