Pretzel Bite Monkey Bread

This Pretzel Monkey Bread is a fun twist on traditional pretzel bites. It's made using an easy homemade pretzel dough that's ready in just 1 hour and bakes in a basic 9x13 pan!

Course Bread

Cuisine Snack

Keyword pretzel monkey bread

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Additional Time 30

Total Time 1 10

Servings

Calories 210kcal

Author Melissa Rose

Ingredients

Pretzel Dough

1 cup warm water (not hot!)
2 ¼ teaspoons dry active yeast (1) 0.25 oz. Packet
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
2 tablespoons salted butter melted
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt

Water Bath

1 cup warm water
1 tablespoon baking soda (not teaspoons!)

For Topping & Dipping (Optional)

coarse pretzel salt
salted butter for brushing on top

Instructions

In a medium-sized bowl or measuring cup, stir together warm water (1 cup), active dry yeast (2¼ teaspoons), light brown sugar (2 tablespoons), and melted salted butter (2 tablespoons). You can get the warm water directly from the faucet - no need to heat it up more. Let sit for 10 minutes or until there's a layer of foam/bubbles on the top.
*See notes below if your mixture doesn't foam or bubble.
While the yeast is proofing, mix together all-purpose flour (3 cups) and salt (1 teaspoon) in a large bowl. Use your hand to create a crater in the middle of the bowl. This is where you'll pour the water mixture.
After the 10 minutes have passed, stir the yeast mixture and pour into the crater you created in the flour bowl.
Use a spatula to mix the dough until it's combined. Once all the flour is incorporated, use your hands to knead the dough into a smooth ball. This should only take 1-2 minutes tops (any longer and you'll overwork the dough).
Grease the bowl with oil and place the dough ball back into the bowl, coating the dough in the oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap (or a clean dish towel) and let sit for 30 minutes. This will allow the dough to rest & rise a tiny bit (it won't rise much, which is fine).
Preheat oven to 350℉ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Once your dough has risen, turn dough out onto a lightly floured or parchment-lined surface and shape dough into a rectangle, about 1" thick. Then use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut into small 1” squares.
In a medium bowl, mix together warm water (1 cup) and baking soda (1 tablespoon). Be sure to use a tablespoon and not a teaspoon!
Then using a slotted spoon, dip your pieces of dough in the baking soda mixture and place in greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle with pretzel salt.
Bake for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown.
Once done, brush warm pretzel bread with melted butter and sprinkle with extra pretzel salt, to taste.
Enjoy warm with queso, beer cheese or your favorite sauce!

Notes

Yeast isn't foaming or bubbling? If your mixture doesn't foam or bubble after 10-20 minutes, your yeast is likely dead and you need to start over with fresh yeast.

Nutrition is just an estimate and auto-calculated from a directory. Based on 1 serving of pretzel monkey bread and does not include dipping sauces.

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