OMG. Yes!
Homemade Soft Pretzels, generously sprinkled with sea salt. And to top it off? Buffalo Cheddar Cheese Sauce! Yes, I know. Wow!
Can I just say that this might be the best Super Bowl snack there is? Well, actually I don’t know the Buffalo “Fried” Goat Cheese is pretty amazing too. But I mean pretzels, buffalo sauce and cheese! Maybe we’ll call it a tie?
It is the Super Bowl, so you do need lots of snacks!
Originally, I was just going make soft pretzels. Just for a fun snack to have on a Sunday afternoon and then enjoy throughout the week.
But then while the dough was rising I set out for a hike. Oh, those hikes. Oh the yummy things I come up with while hiking.
Buffalo Cheddar Cheese Sauce! Creamy, spicy and the best cheese sauce to compliment a soft pretzel.
The pretzels alone are just so good. Salty, soft, dough, dreamy. Just so good. Tear um, bite um, dip um.
Soft homemade pretzels with sea salt. Dip them into a buffalo cheddar cheese sauce for a great snack!
Ingredients
- For the pretzels
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 package active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt or kosher salt
- 4 1/2 to 5 cups all-purpose flour
- Canola oil, to grease bowl
- 3 quarts water
- 2/3 cups baking soda
- 1 whole egg, beaten
- Coarse sea salt
- Buffalo Cheddar Cheese Sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 3 ounces cream cheese (I used reduced fat)
- 2/3 cup freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup franks red hot sauce
Instructions
- To make the pretzels: combine the water, sugar, yeast, and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix with the dough hook until combined. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Add the salt and 4 1/2 cups flour to the mixture and mix on low speed until combined. Increase the speed to medium and continue kneading until the dough is smooth and begins to pull away from the side of the bowl, about 3 to 4 minutes. If the dough appears too wet, add additional flour, 1 tablespoon at a time. Remove the dough from the bowl, place on a flat surface and knead into a ball with your hands.
- Coat a large bowl with canola oil, add the dough and turn to coat with the oil. Cover with a clean towel or plastic wrap and place in a warm spot until the dough doubles in size. This will take about 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Bring the water to a boil in a large pot.
- Remove the dough from the bowl and place on a flat surface. Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope. To shape into pretzels, take the right side and cross over to the left. Cross right to left again and flip up. Slowly add the baking soda to the boiling water. Boil the pretzels in the water solution, 2 at a time for 30 seconds, splashing the tops with the warmed water using a spoon. Remove with a large flat slotted spatula or a spider. Place 4 pretzels on each baking sheet, brush the tops with the egg wash and season liberally with sea salt. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until pretzels are golden brown.
- Remove pretzels from oven and let cool on a wire baking rack.
- To make the Buffalo Cheddar Cheese sauce: While pretzels are baking, heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the butter, and once it’s melted and bubbly add the flour. Whisk together to create a roux and cook for 1-2 minutes until mixture gets a bit golden in color. Add milk, stir and turn down heat to low. Continue stirring until milk thickens. Add in cheeses and continue to stir until mixture is smooth. Stir in buffalo wing sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Pour into one medium size dip bowl or a few bowls to scatter for dipping.
- Serve hot with the pretzels!
Soft, doughy, salty pretzels…..with cheesy, buffalo sauce! Snack time anyone?
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These look amazing! I’m so jealous of anyone who can make pretzels at home! Thanks for sharing at Church Supper. Have a blessed week & come back soon!
I have wanted to try my hand at soft pretzels for the longest time. I think I might be able to have a go at your recipe. Thanks for sharing…and the dipping sauce…drooling! Sounds yummy!
I am usually intimidated by making things with yeast, but I may have to try these. They look so good and you can switch up the sauce to make lots of different flavors. Just pinned!
Do NOT be intimidated! These are so easy, seriously!
These look mouthwatering! I’ve made pretzel “bites” before, but never the twisted kind. I’ll have to give it a go.
Oh yumminess… these look SO good! I’m such a carbo-lover
Oh wow! Yummy!! There is nothing quite like pretzels or any bread straight from the oven! Wonderful idea for a snack for Superbowl. I’d love to pin this to my appetizer board!
OH WOW! You had me at buffalo cheese sauce!! These look and sound so good. Thank you for sharing.
I will for sure be making these soon!! Stopping by from Melt in Your Mouth Monday.
Yum! Found you via the Mrs. Happy Homemade link party. Pinning this for later. Perfect for a super bowl party.
Wow. I found your link at Blessed With Grace’s Link Party. You had me at pretzels. Those. Look. Amazing. Thank you for sharing. I will DEFINITELY be trying these.
Mmmmm….I love soft pretzels! And that buffalo cheese sauce? I think I need to give that a try.
Sitting at work and drooling over this recipe. Seriously looks and sounds so good. Found you on Naptime Creations
These look amazing! Going to pin them and add them to my recipes!
Thanks for pinning!
The pretzels look completely amazing, but then paired with that sauce, OMG!
The sauce really is OMG!
Love this recipe and dip. But your blog pictures are really great and eye catching. Great job!!!
Thank you so much!
Wow these look so good! my son and hubby would definitely love these. I would never have thought of the sauce though! this is a rainy day must try for me
thanks for sharing! Found you via Show and Share link party 
As always you delight and amaze me! Thanks for linking at Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s!
Yum! I like making homemade pretzels, but add some of that buffalo cheese sauce… I could go for one (or a couple…) right now!
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A goodness, these look so good it’s killin’ me! The dip really sends it over the top
Oh the dip…I could eat is with a spoon!
We found you on the Six Sisters. You have some great ideas! We are having our 1st link party tomorrow (Thursday 1/24/13) We would love to have you come and link up. We have a fun blog joining us. We hope you will join us too @ the busybhive.blogspot.com
Have a great day!
Joye & Myrna
These are simply AMAZING pretzels
You’ve done an excellent job
Thank you!
Gorgeous pretzels! I made some a couple weeks ago & needed a cheese sauce recipe – this one sounds perfect!
These look so good! I will have to make them one weekend! Thanks for sharing on The Mandatory Mooch, where I found you!
These look divine, but they also look like a lot of trouble! It is all worth it? Do they taste as good the next day? Thanks
I am being totally honest when I say they are totally worth it! Really this has got to be one of the easiest doughs I have worked with and the pretzels are very easy to shape an boil. The taste pretty good the next day and keep awesome in the freezer! I promise they are worth it!
When you say they keep awesome in the freezer…do you mean bake them first and then warm them in the microwave when you want to eat them?
This looks like a great recipe! I didn’t see where you add in the baking soda though? What step does that occur?
THank you! I think you just missed the baking sodo part, it is in the directions. You add the baking soda to the water once is has boiled.
Oh, these look amazing! Thank you so much for linking up with Marvelous Mondays this past week.
Tieghan,
These are absolutely gorgeous! What a great treat and the cheese dip sounds amazing!!!
You are a Featured Favorite this week on Saturday Show & Tell on Cheerios and Lattes! Thanks so much for sharing with us last week! We can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to this week!
Have a great weekend!
Mackenzie
These look amazing!
Hey Tieghan! I hope you had a fabulous weekend! Stopping by to let you know you are one of the features this week at Mom’s Test Meal Mondays!! Thanks so much for linking up!!
I found your recipe from Stone Gable’s On the Menu Monday and let me just say….Oh my goodness…these look unbelievably good! My husband would go NUTS over these! Thanks for sharing!! =D
These look great, my oldest daughter would love them! Pinned on Pinterest & found you on Make Ahead Meals For Busy Moms!
Lori
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Another pin, this looks amazing!
Thanks for pinning!
These look so good and have wanted to try making soft pretzels.
Buffalo Sauce AND Carbs?! What more could a girl ask for?
Wish I could just reach through my screen and grab one…they looks so good and I LOVE soft pretzels!
KC
These are beautiful!!! There is nothing more delicious than making your own soft pretzels! And the sauce…yum! Pinned!
Thanks for pinning!
These look amazing! I love the buffalo cheddar cheese sauce. I have been craving buffalo everything lately and homemade pretzels. You just combined them and made my day. Pinning this to try very soon!
Sounds great to me- printing!!!
Ya! I hope you enjoy them!
OMG! so YUM! thank you, thank you!!!!!
Mmmmmmm…my mouth is literally watering just thinking about these! Pinned and will be making this weekend!
These are so good! Thanks for pinning!
Do you think I could make these a day ahead of time and put the dough in the fridge? Then, take them out tomorrow and let them sit for an hour or two to come back to room temperature, shape, and then boil/bake?
No time tomorrow to make them for the big game, but time today. I may try this.
YES, YES, YES! I should have mentioned this in my post!! I actually made the dough the night before and boiled and baked the pretzels the next day! It works great. You can even boil and bake them today and just reheat them in the oven at 200 till warm! I hope you enjoy these!
Hey I saw your post on DailyBuzz Food when it just so happened I was looking for recipes for super bowl. I used a different pretzel recipe that I’ve had book marked to try for a while, but your Buffalo Cheese Sauce is genius! Thanks!!!
So yummy looking! Thank you for linking it up at our party at http://www.fineCraftGuild.com
Yesssss. I need these.
I just made buffalo mac and cheese and fell in love with the buffalo cheese sauce! So good!
Thanks for linking up to What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Found you from karly’s site!
I crossed soft pretzels off my bucket list in january as well! yours look fabulous!
OMG! I am so excited you found me! I read blog EVERY day. You inspire me show much. Thanks for reading and I hope you like what you see!
Omgosh these look AMAZING!! My boys will love these! Thank you so much for the recipe! Would love for you to share at the party tonight! xo bridgett
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I love the idea of a buffalo cheddar cheese – yum yum yum.
Stopping in from Totally Tasty Tuesday – pinned to share
Thanks for pinning!
Thank you so much for that recipe!
I have made these Pretzels three times already and they are always a hit.
Love,
Natasha
I am so glad you like them! My family keeps begging me to make more!
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful recipe!
I made it and reviewed it over on my foodie blog: http://sometimesfoodie.tumblr.com/post/46176741968/soft-pretzels-and-buffalo-cheese-dip-pinterest
Everything was very easy and the final pretzels were delicious! Thank you so much for sharing this yummy recipe.
I am SO glad you liked these! They are kind of hard to stop eating!
These look delicious and easy — any way to make with whole wheat flour or maybe half and half whole wheat/all purpose flour?
Yes! I have done half and half and it works great! Hope you love these!