The Cheesy snack of our dreams! You can make the advanced version (listed below), or scroll to the bottom for the 2 minute super easy variation.
NONA’S CHEESY PRETZEL
Total time: 1 hour (or 2 minutes with pre-baked pretzels!).
Ingrédients
Pretzel Dough:
- 2 tsp instant yeast
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour*
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Water Bath:
- 8 cups of water
- 1/4 cup baking soda
The Most Important Topping: NONA Style-Fromagée.
Préparation:
- In the order listed, place all the dough ingredients into the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Knead on low speed until soft and smooth, about 6 minutes. You can knead by hand – it will take about 10-15 minutes.
- Cover the dough and let rest in the bowl until double in size, about 1 hour.
- Cut the dough into equal pieces (we made 8), and twist into a pretzel shape.**
- Preheat the oven to 400F and prepare a baking pan.
- the water and baking soda in a pot. Bring to a boil.
- Boil each pretzel for 20 seconds on each side.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove the pretzels and place on prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 8 minutes until they are no longer doughy.
- Remove the baking pan. Quickly cover each pretzel in 1-2 tbsps of NONA Style-Fromagée.
- Bake for another 5-7 minutes until the pretzels are golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 2 minutes before devouring.
- Buon Appetito! Dégustez!
The Super Easy Method!:
- Top your pre-baked/store-bought pretzel with 1-2 tbsp of our NONA Style-Fromagée (and jalapeno’s if you’re feeling spicy).
- Broil for about 2 minutes, removing when the sauce has set slightly (watch it so it doesn’t burn!).
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 2 minutes before devouring.
- Buon Appetito! Dégustez!
Tips and tricks:
*We haven’t tried this with gluten free flour, but let us know if you do!
** Here’s a great tutorial on how to form a pretzel.
*** As always, have fun with the toppings! Adding pickled jalapenos, vegan pepperoni, caramelized onions, or roasted garlic would all be very tasty.
