Recipe: Perfect Soft Pretzels and Spicy Cheese Sauce

Soft Pretzels and Spicy Cheese Sauce. Nothing beats a warm, soft pretzel straight out of the oven. I've made pretzels before, quite a few times actually, but never have I made a traditional pretzel. I complimented this recipe with a spicy beer cheese sauce that was to … die … for.

This spicy nacho cheese sauce is absolutely awesome with veggies, soft pretzels, and nachos! None of that processed stuff, either. A far cry from processed, this spicy nacho cheese sauce is to die for. You can have Soft Pretzels and Spicy Cheese Sauce using 14 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Soft Pretzels and Spicy Cheese Sauce

1. Prepare 4 cup of all-purpose flour.
2. You need 2 tsp of salt.
3. It's 2 tsp of sugar.
4. You need 3 tsp of dry active yeast.
5. It's 2 cup of warm water.
6. It's 1 cup of hot water.
7. You need 2 tbsp of baking soda.
8. Prepare 2 tbsp of butter.
9. It's 2 tbsp of coarse salt.
10. It's 1 cup of evaporated milk.
11. You need 1 tbsp of hot mustard.
12. It's 1 cup of hot habanero cheddar cheese.
13. Prepare 2 tbsp of butter.
14. Prepare 2 tbsp of all-purpose flour.

I love serving it with soft pretzel bites or pouring on top of a big bowl of broccoli. For the spicy beer cheese sauce (this can be prepared while your pretzels are baking), melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Serve the spicy beer cheese sauce with the pretzels immediately, or store the pretzels in an airtight container where they will keep for about a week. These Soft Pretzel Bites with Cheese Sauce are the perfect snack for tailgating.

Soft Pretzels and Spicy Cheese Sauce instructions

1. Mix yeast and warm water. Let sit for five minutes or until foamy..
2. Add flour, salt and sugar to mixture. Mix well..
3. Knead on floured surface for six minutes. You may need to add flour until dough is tacky but not sticky..
4. Let dough rise in an oiled bowl covered with a tea towel for 1 hour..
5. Separate into twelve balls. Roll each out into half inch wide ropes..
6. Twist into a pretzel shape by forming a U then crossing ends and pressing ends onto the bottom of the U..
7. Let pretzels rest for 15 minutes..
8. Dissolve baking soda in a bowl if hot water..
9. After pretzels have rested, put them one at a time into the baking soda solution. Let each soak for 30 seconds, flipping halfway through if not fully submerged..
10. Put drip dried pretzels onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. If they are a little wet this is ok..
11. Brush pretzels with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse salt..
12. Bake at 450 for 12-16 minutes or until golden brown.
13. For cheese sauce it is best to have all ingredients prepped and ready- measure milk and mustard, shred cheese, melt butter and whisk in flour..
14. Bring milk to a slow boil on medium heat while whisking..
15. Once boiling, reduce heat to low..
16. Slowly add flour/butter mixture while whisking. (You want the sauce as thick as a nacho cheese).
17. Add cheese and whisk until fully melted.
18. Add hot mustard and whisk.
19. Viola!.

Make a mustard cheddar cheese sauce for pretzels by adding a dollop of your favorite mustard to the prepared cheese sauce. With spicy mustard or a zesty homemade cheese sauce (recipe below), these soft pretzels are the perfect party indulgence. When it comes to sporting You will love these palm-sized soft pretzels with a deliciously zesty cheese dip, made quickly and easily with pizza dough. Homemade Soft Pretzels with a Beer Cheese Dip Making soft pretzels at home is NOT HARD!! It's wayyy easier than you think and the reward is amazing.