Description
Discover the ultimate snack with Homemade Pretzel Dogs, a crowd‑pleasing recipe that wraps juicy turkey hot dogs in soft, buttery pretzel dough. This easy step‑by‑step guide teaches you how to activate yeast, shape the dough, boil the wrapped dogs in baking‑soda water, and bake to a golden crust. Perfect for game day, picnics, or a quick family treat,easy tasty soft! The recipe yields eight delicious pretzel‑wrapped dogs in just 35 minutes. Enjoy the chewy pretzel and savory turkey in each bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 4 cups all‑purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup baking soda
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 8 turkey hot dogs
- Coarse sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- 1. Activate yeast: combine warm water, sugar, and yeast; let sit 5 minutes.
- 2. Form dough: add flour and salt, mix, knead 5 minutes.
- 3. First rise: cover and let double, about 1 hour.
- 4. Prepare boiling solution: 10 cups water + baking soda, bring to boil.
- 5. Shape pretzel dogs: divide dough, roll ropes, wrap around turkey hot dogs.
- 6. Boil wrapped dogs 30 seconds, remove to baking sheet.
- 7. Brush with beaten egg, sprinkle sea salt.
- 8. Bake at 425°F for 12‑15 minutes until golden.
- 9. Serve warm and enjoy.
Notes
- For extra flavor, add garlic powder to the dough or sprinkle cheese on the pretzel before baking. Store leftovers in an airtight container
- reheat in a 350°F oven for 5‑7 minutes.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pretzel dog
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
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