Pretzel Dogs

5 from 2 votes

Homemade Pretzel Dogs combine a homemade pretzel dough with smoked sausages or hotdogs. Make these for your next gathering and be prepared for the rave reviews from both adults and kids alike!

Course Appetizer, Bread, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword pretzel dogs

Prep Time 1 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 1 30

Servings pretzel dogs

Calories 364kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

For the bread:

1 Tablespoon active dry yeast
2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water - warmed to 100-110 degrees F
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups bread flour
butter for brushing

For the dogs:

14 cheddar sausages
extra salt for topping

For boiling:

8 cups water
1/2 cup baking soda

Instructions

Activate the yeast. In the bowl of a mixer, combine the yeast, sugar, and warm water (100-110 degrees F) – and stir with a spatula. Let this sit for 15 minutes until the yeast is activated, or until the mixture if bubbly.
1 Tablespoon active dry yeast, 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar, 1 1/2 cups warm water
Add remaining ingredients. To the mixer, add the melted butter and kosher salt, and stir again. Then add the dough hook and add 3 1/2 cups of the flour. Start mixer and let it run, using a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Gradually add more flour as needed, or until the dough pulls away from the sides of the mixer.
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, 2 teaspoons kosher salt, 2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 cups bread flour
Remove the dough to a greased bowl. Use your hands to work the dough into a ball, and place smooth side up. Cover dough with a clean dish towel until the dough is doubled in size, about 30-45 minutes or so.
Divide dough into sections. Turn the dough out onto a greased baking mat. Use a bench scraper to divide the dough into about 14 equal pieces.
Wrap the sausages/hotdogs in dough.Take one piece of dough at a time, and roll it out into a long rope (approximately three times the length of the sausage). Wrap it around the sausage, tucking both ends in slightly.
14 cheddar sausages
Boil pretzel dogs. In a large stock pot, boil the water and baking soda together. While water is boiling, carefully place two wrapped dogs into the stock pot. Let them boil for about 30 seconds and then remove them using a strainer. Place boiled dogs on to prepared baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Add a little sea salt on top of the boiled dogs and then bake.
8 cups water, 1/2 cup baking soda
Bake. Bake the homemade pretzel dogs in a 425 degree preheated oven for about 15 minutes or until they turn golden brown on the tops and are cooked though.
Brush with butter. Remove to a cooling rack. Use a pastry brush to add a little butter to the top of the dogs.
butter for brushing, extra salt for topping

Notes

Use your favorite sausages for this recipe. You could even use a mixture of different versions for this recipe for all the different preferences.
Boiling the pretzel bites in water and baking soda is what makes the magic happen for this recipe. It gives the dough the proper chewy outer texture, and makes them brown up nicely.
You can bake these, cool off completely, and then freeze for later. Make sure you use freezer bags for best results.

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