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Homemade Soft Pretzels

May 5, 2023 by Lindsay 55 Comments

These Homemade Soft Pretzels can be made into the traditional shape or cut into bites for a perfect game day or party appetizer!

These Homemade Soft Pretzels can be made into the traditional shape or cut into bites for a perfect game day or party appetizer!

Photos updated 2/2017

Hi Friends!

Just wanted to pop in a share this recipe with you. Homemade soft pretzels…or pretzel bites. I actually shared it on the blog way back in 2010, but since I have a lot of new readers now and Fall always seems to be the time of year when I make these the most, I thought they merited sharing again!

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They’re perfect for tailgating, parties, etc! They’re also mildly addicting so be prepared.

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These Homemade Soft Pretzels can be made into the traditional shape or cut into bites for a perfect game day or party appetizer!

  • Author: Lindsay L
  • Category: Appetizer

Ingredients

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  • 1½ cups warm (110 to 115 degrees F) water
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2¾ tsp active dry yeast
  • 22 ounces flour, approximately 4½ cups
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 10 cups water
  • ⅔ cup baking soda
  • 1 large egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

  1. Combine the water, sugar and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and sprinkle the yeast on top. Allow to sit for 5 minutes or until the mixture begins to foam.
  2. Add the flour and butter knead using the dough hook for about 5 minutes.
  3. Remove the dough from the bowl, clean the bowl and then oil it well with vegetable oil. Return the dough to the bowl, cover with plastic wrap and sit in a warm place for approximately 50 minutes or until the dough has doubled in size.
  4. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
  5. Bring the 10 cups of water and the baking soda to a boil in a large pan.
  6. Divide into 8 equal pieces. Roll out each piece of dough into a long rope. Form into pretzels or cut into bite-sized pieces for a pretzel bites.
  7. Drop pretzels into the boiling water, a few at a time, for 30 seconds. Remove them from the water using a large flat spatula or a slotted spoon.
  8. Plan on a baking sheet, brush the top of each pretzel with the beaten egg yolk and water mixture and sprinkle with salt or cinnamon & sugar if desired.
  9. Bake 12 minutes.

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These Homemade Soft Pretzels can be made into the traditional shape or cut into bites for a perfect game day or party appetizer!

I use 2 c white whole wheat flour and 2.5 c bread flour for mine. They also work well with AP flour. I’ve tried them with all white whole wheat flour and didn’t like them as much.

These Homemade Soft Pretzels can be made into the traditional shape or cut into bites for a perfect game day or party appetizer!

Let’s chat:
Have you ever made your own pretzels?!

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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About Lindsay

Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!

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Comments

  1. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says

    October 17, 2013 at 12:45 AM

    I was so excited for you to post this one! These look fabulous. I love pretzels but never tried making my own. It’s happening… post competition. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Arman @ thebigmansworld says

    October 17, 2013 at 5:05 AM

    Thanks so much for bringing it from the archives- you miss out on old gems!

    This looks so good, and motivates me to give it a go- I’ve always been abit iffy with yeast but its time to bite the bullet! Cheers!

    Reply
  3. Amanda @ .running with spoons. says

    October 17, 2013 at 6:34 AM

    These kind of recipes are why I need to get more comfortable working with yeast — I’ve only ever used it once, and that was when I had someone else helping me out. I’d love to have something like this come out of my kitchen, though, so you may have just convinced me go start experimenting.

    Reply
  4. MIZ says

    October 17, 2013 at 7:03 AM

    you make it look so so so very easy.
    like even *I* could succeed!!!!

    Reply
  5. lindsay says

    October 17, 2013 at 7:03 AM

    it’s more fun to eat the recipe than take pics anyway!

    Reply
    • Darlene Drover says

      February 22, 2023 at 9:54 AM

      Could you make this dough and keep it refrigerated until you are ready to make the pretzels? Say like the next day when my granddaughter comes over

      Reply
      • Lindsay says

        February 22, 2023 at 8:14 PM

        i think so!

        Reply
  6. Dana @momrunshalf says

    October 17, 2013 at 7:05 AM

    I am going to try these. I make homemade pretzels all the time, my boys love them for snacks after school and they are easy to reheat in the oven

    Reply
  7. Linz @ Itz Linz says

    October 17, 2013 at 7:09 AM

    i’m totally trying these this weekend!!!

    Reply
  8. Beth @ dietitianduo says

    October 17, 2013 at 7:46 AM

    I love, love, love soft pretzels and practically lived on them in college–ha! Yes, this was pre-nutrition sciences major! 😉 Can’t wait to give this recipe a try!!

    Reply
  9. Danielle @ Its A Harleyyy Life says

    October 17, 2013 at 8:16 AM

    I’ve never made pretzels before but these look gooooood!

    Reply
  10. Sam @ Better With Sprinkles says

    October 17, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    I love pretzels, but I’m always a little bit intimidated to work with yeast! This recipe does look amazing though, so I think I’ll just have to suck it up and give it a try.

    Reply
  11. Ang @ Nutty for Life says

    October 17, 2013 at 8:47 AM

    Soft pretzels are probably one of my favorite dough products, so this recipe has my mouth watering! So much yum.

    Reply
  12. Nicole @ not before my tea says

    October 17, 2013 at 8:52 AM

    I probably say this a lot but THIS, this is my favorite recipe that you’ve posted. I am dying to make these! 🙂

    Reply
  13. Lisa @ RunWiki says

    October 17, 2013 at 8:53 AM

    I love making pretzels with my kiddos, we spread the Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Cream Cheese on them…. so good!

    Reply
  14. Jody Goldenfield says

    October 17, 2013 at 9:25 AM

    I would have eaten them all! 🙂 YUM!!!!

    Reply
  15. Sara @ LovingOnTheRun says

    October 17, 2013 at 9:41 AM

    Wow this looks DELICIOUS!! I will have to try these out sometime! Thank you for re-sharing the recipe!

    Reply
  16. Maryea {Happy Healthy Mama} says

    October 17, 2013 at 9:42 AM

    I have not made my own pretzels, but you have inspired me to try it! This looks like a fun project to do with my 5-year-old! 🙂 Pinning for later. 🙂

    Reply
  17. Kierston @candyfit says

    October 17, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    This recipe is so simple. I would have never thought!

    Reply
  18. Taylor @ Liftingrevolution.com says

    October 17, 2013 at 10:17 AM

    Oh goodness, looks so good! Any suggestions on alt. flours to make them GF? I might be playing around this weekend in the kitchen!

    Reply
  19. Abigail says

    October 17, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    Great recipe. Do you think chickpea flour could work for these? Or any other sort of GF flour? I’d love to enjoy these with a little pumpkin beer this season 🙂

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      October 17, 2013 at 3:36 PM

      I haven’t tried them with any GF flour…but I’d say it’s definitely worth playing around with!!

      Reply
      • Abigail says

        October 17, 2013 at 4:00 PM

        Thanks 🙂
        I’ll let you know how it turns out!

        Reply
  20. Emily @ The Apron Blog says

    October 17, 2013 at 10:35 AM

    I am totally going to make these. Perfect cold weather snack. I think I’ll add garlic salt or Italian seasonings instead of cinnamon!

    Reply
  21. Holly @ EatGreatBEGreat says

    October 17, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    I’ve never made my own pretzels before, but these sound great and so easy!

    Reply
  22. Sophie @ life's philosophie says

    October 17, 2013 at 10:54 AM

    Those look awesome! I made my own pretzels a few weeks ago, but I had so much difficulty making them look like pretzels. It was SO tedious. Next time, I’m going the bite route!

    Reply
  23. Alexis @ Hummusapien says

    October 17, 2013 at 10:57 AM

    How cool are these?! I’ve never made pretzels, but I made bagels this week so now I feel like i can conquer anything!

    Reply
  24. Tina @ Best Body Fitness says

    October 17, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    I loooooveeee soft pretzels and pretzel bites are so good. Definitely need to try this!

    Reply
  25. Noelle at Noelle's Notebook says

    October 17, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    Yum! Pretzels are definitely on my list of things to make and these look easy enough… I think I will have to test these out! Love the idea of adding pumpkin, especially because we have a major pumpkin surplus at home… Thanks for the recipe, Lindsay!

    Reply
  26. Megan @ Fiterature says

    October 17, 2013 at 2:26 PM

    I would never have thought to make PUMPKIN pretzels. YUM!!

    ★★★★

    Reply
  27. Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says

    October 17, 2013 at 2:55 PM

    These sounds amazing!! I have never made my own pretzels before, but I definitely want to give it a shot. I recently ate a pretzel hot dog pun at a restaurant that was amaaaazing! I need to learn how to make those!

    Reply
  28. Alison @ Daily Moves and Grooves says

    October 17, 2013 at 3:26 PM

    Oh YUM! I love that these are the perfect snacking size!

    Reply
  29. Kim @ Racing Bananas says

    October 17, 2013 at 7:20 PM

    Yum, what an easy, tasty snack to make!

    Reply
  30. Heather @ Better With Veggies says

    October 18, 2013 at 4:28 PM

    I saw these on your instagram before and they look soooo good! I love the addition of pumpkin, maybe some pumpkin spices to help the flavor shine through? Need to make these. After competition of course. 🙂

    Reply
  31. Allison @ Life's a Bowl says

    October 18, 2013 at 4:52 PM

    Pretzels are my weakness, especially the soft variety… I almost always get some when we go to the movies, I’d love to make a batch myself!

    Reply
  32. lauren @ijustdostuff.com says

    October 20, 2013 at 11:35 AM

    This sounds great! Do you need to have a dough hook / stand mixer to do this?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      October 21, 2013 at 12:02 AM

      No, you can knead it by hand.

      Reply
  33. Julie @ RDelicious Kitchen says

    October 20, 2013 at 8:37 PM

    Can’t want to make this next week for Sunday football!

    Reply
  34. Whitney @ Sweet Cayenne says

    September 25, 2014 at 8:37 AM

    Soft pretzels are my absolute favorite game day food – gonnna have to try these stat and maybe make so beer cheese dip to go with!

    Reply
  35. [email protected] says

    January 4, 2015 at 5:09 PM

    Yes love these Lindsay. Our daughter and I just made some over Christmas break 🙂

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      January 4, 2015 at 11:54 PM

      yay!!!

      Reply
  36. dixya @food, pleasure, and health says

    February 8, 2017 at 6:45 AM

    i have not made pretzels before but ever since i saw this, i am craving it so bad!!!! i want all things garlicky and salty.

    Reply
  37. Kristi says

    February 8, 2017 at 12:47 PM

    Great recipe! Can you tell me about how many pretzel bites this recipe makes?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      February 9, 2017 at 9:30 AM

      i divide the dough into 8 sections, roll them out into ropes and usually cut those into 10-12 pieces

      Reply
  38. Lauren Grant | Zestful Kitchen says

    February 8, 2017 at 2:45 PM

    Oooh these look so great! What a great game-day appetizer. I’ll be whipping these up for March Madness!

    Reply
  39. Lisa says

    August 13, 2018 at 4:09 PM

    Kids loved these! Knowing the pan needed greased and how much salt or cinnamon & sugar to add would’ve been helpful. Will be making again since we learned those on our own! haha

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 13, 2018 at 6:46 PM

      glad you liked them! I like to leave the toppings up to personal preference so I didn’t include measurements. Sorry about the forgetting to mention greasing the pan. i like to bake mine on parchment paper!

      Reply
  40. Amanda Sammet says

    April 14, 2020 at 9:14 PM

    Never would have thought to make pretzels with my boys (ages 1 & 3), but I saw these on your Instagram stories and decided to give them a shot. A lot easier than I expected and delicious! I want to make them again and try the buns like you did – what a great idea.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  41. Tiffany says

    February 15, 2022 at 12:04 PM

    These were so good!! I can’t believe I could do it! I can’t wait to make them again!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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