Pizza Dough Pretzel Knots
These delicious soft pretzel knots are made with pizza dough and they are a great easy appetizer to make on game days or special occasions. Serve them with pimento cheese to make them even more special.
Servings: 32 pretzel knots depending on size
Ingredients
- 12 ounces pizza dough
- 8 cups of water
- ½ cup of baking soda
- 1 egg plus 1 tablespoon of water for egg wash
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees then divide your pizza dough into 4 equal parts and roll each part into ½ inch thick pieces and so that it resembles a rounded rectangle12 ounces pizza dough
- Cut into strips,4-5 long strips and then cut those strips in half (see my picture)
- Now tie into knot carefully making sure you remember this is dough not shoelaces so you don't want to pull to hard on the dough :)
- Now set aside
- Pour water into a large pot with baking soda and then bring to a boil.8 cups of water, ½ cup of baking soda
- Now place 4-5 knots at a time into boiling water for 30 seconds. Using a slotted spoon take them out of the water and place on a greased baking sheet (or use a silpat).
- The knots should be dimpled and puffy.
- Once all knots are out of water and on baking sheet, brush each knot with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sea salt , bake 8-10 min or until golden brown1 egg plus 1 tablespoon of water
- Serve with your favorite dipping sauce: cheese, mustard, nutella, chocolate!
Nutrition
Calories: 2kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 2mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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