Soft Pretzels and Beer Cheese - NMTG | Deliciously Healthy Meal Planning Service

Step 1

Combine 1 1/2 cups water, sugar, salt, and yeast in small bowl. Let sit for about 5 minutes or until the mixture starts to foam slightly. Add melted butter.

Step 2

Place flour in the bowl of a large food processor. Place the lid on and turn it on. Gradually pour the yeasty buttered water in through the hole in the top of the food processor. Process for 2-3 minutes or until it becomes a big dough ball. (You can also do this in a standing mixer if you don’t have a food processor.)

Step 3

Lightly oil a large bowl. Add the dough to the bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place for about an hour. It will double in size.

Step 4

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and lightly grease them.

Step 5

Bring 10 cups of water to a boil. Add baking soda, stir to combine, and maintain a low boil.

Step 6

Preheat the oven to 450.

Step 7

Flour a work surface and remove the dough from the bowl.

Step 8

Separate the dough into 8 equal pieces and begin to form each piece into an 18” snake. Form each snake into a ‘U-shape’. Double cross the ends, flip them back over to the bottom of the ‘U’, and press the ends lightly into the middle of the ‘U’ to create a pretzel shape.

Step 9

Place pretzels, one at a time, in the boiling baking soda water for 30 seconds. Use a flat bottomed spatula to remove them from the water, and place them onto the prepared baking sheets.

Step 10

In a small bowl, whisk the egg white with 1T water. Brush each pretzel with egg wash, sprinkle with kosher salt and bake for 12-14 minutes or until nice and brown.

Step 11

Heat all ingredients over low heat in a small saucepan until smooth and warm.

Step 12

Serve with hot pretzels.