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Last year we made these amazing pretzels. We are pretty obsessed with soft pretzels lately. Last week I had a burger on a pretzel roll, it was delish! We just can’t get enough of soft pretzels! I have to say the soft pretzels were one of my favorite things we have ever made. Unfortunately, we only made them once. They weren’t hard to make they were just a little time consuming. I am always looking for short cuts, so when my friend Melissa made these pretzel bites I knew I had to try them.
Kelly wanted salted ones, Cliff wanted asiago cheese ones, and I wanted cinnamon sugar ones. Luckily, this recipe is super easy so we were able to make all 3 varieties. These were super simple to make and they were almost as good as the ones that we spent the whole day working on. I always keep a bag of Rhodes dinner rolls on hand to make mini pizzas. I see a lot of pretzel bites in our future though. These are a must make for any party. The only problem we had was that we didn’t make enough! Just to be safe, I recommend making twice as many as you think you’ll need.
Here is what you’ll need + salt
Cut the rolls in half, shape them into balls, and let them rise
Place about 5 at a time into boiling water until they puff up
Transfer them to a baking sheet and bake. Add the cheese and salt just before they are done.
If you are making cinnamon/sugar pretzel bites dip them into butter then roll them in cinnamon/sugar.
Believe me, people will be fighting over these!
Edited on 3/6/2012
Ingredients
Rhodes dinner rolls
Asiago cheese
1 cup baking soda
butter
cinnamon
sugar
salt
Directions
Take out as many dinner rolls as you need. Each roll will make 2 pretzel bites. Cut each roll in half and roll it into a ball. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and cover with a damp towel. Allow the rolls to rise for at least 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Bring a pot of water and the baking soda to a boil. Place 5 or 6 rolls at a time into the boiling water and leave them there until they puff up; about 30 seconds. Transfer back to the baking sheet. Continue with the rest of the rolls. Bake for about 14 minutes. If you are making asiago or salted pretzel bites sprinkle with cheese or salt about 5 minutes before they are done. If you are making cinnamon sugar pretzel bites dip them in melted butter immediately after removing from the oven. Then roll them in cinnamon sugar. We served our pretzel bites with zesty nacho cheese sauce.
Source: My friend Melissa!
wow, this sounds wayyyy easier than making them from scratch ( which i usually do )
do they still get the nice pretzel skin with soft chewy center?
Yes, I think so.
That’s awesome!
So easy and so delicious! I wonder what would happen if I mixed something else into the dough… yum!
this is brilliant!!! perfect for a moment like right now!
Who new making pretzels would be so easy to make!!! 8D
Have you tried adding baking soda to the boiling water to increase the surface browning while baking?
Jenny- We added bakig soda to the “real” pretzels we made. I didn’t know that it made them brown though. I thought it made them puffier or something. Hmmmmmm, will have to try that. Thanks for letting me know.
I’ve always heard that the boiling liquid must be alkaline to achieve the glossy, dark exterior on a pretzel. You need to use a lot of baking soda – 2/3 cup to 10 cups of water. I love the idea of using pre-made dough! Making pretzels from scratch is so time consuming and messy! I’m definitely going to make these this weekend.
I guess I’ll just have to try it again with baking soda. Good thing they are so easy!
Do you let the rolls sit for the 4 -5 hours like it says on the bag before you cut them in half….going to make some today..
I just read your directions again and saw where you let them rise for a hour….going to make them now..
Sorry, I didnt see your orginal comment until just now. Glad you figured it out!
Kara, I just made them and oh wow they are so good…I will be making them again and again..I did let them rise for 4 hours and they doubled in size…I think 375 might be a bit high for my oven so next time I will do 350…thanks so much for posting this…again they were so good..
So glad you liked them! We will be making them again and again too!