Easy Homemade Pretzel Bites Stuffed With Cheese

5 from 1 vote

Easy Homemade Pretzel Bites Stuffed With Cheese

Pretzel Bites Stuffed with Cheese are baked and not fried, making them a delicious homemade snack you can feel good about eating! These soft cheesy pretzel bites are easy to make and super addicting.

Course Appetizers

Cuisine American

Keyword appetizers, cheese, cheese stuffed pretzels, pretzels

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Additional Time 1

Total Time 20

Servings Pretzel Bites

Calories 592kcal

Author Tamara J.

Equipment

Stand Mixer, 4.5L 380W 8-Speed Tilt-Head Food Mixer, Kitchen Electric Mixer with Dough Hook, Wire Whip, Beater & Egg White Separator
Zulay Kitchen Professional Skimmer Spoon - Stainless Steel Slotted Spoon With Extra Large Bowl & Comfortable Grip Handle - Durable Food Grade Strainer Spoon For Draining & Frying (14.5 inch)
imarku Chef Knife - Pro Kitchen Knife 8 Inch Chef's Knives
Professional Box Grater, Stainless Steel with 4 Sides, Best for Parmesan Cheese, Vegetables, Ginger, XL Size, Black
Sensarte Stock Pot Nonstick 4.5 Quart Soup Pot Casserole Pot with Lid Healthy Pasta Pot Cooking Pot Black Sauce Pot with Woodgrain Bakelite Handle, All Stove Compatible Cookware, Easy to Clean
Joho Baking Cookie Sheet Baking Pan Set, Professional Baking Sheet for oven Nonstick, 2 Piece Bakeware Set, 9x13in,10x15in, Gold

Ingredients

1 cup Water warm (105-110 degrees F)
2 ¼ teaspoons Yeast about one packet
3 tablespoons Brown sugar
2 tablespoons Milk 2% or whole milk
3 tablespoons butter melted
1 teaspoon Salt
3 cups All purpose flour
2 cups Cheese (cheddar, Mozzarella, or Monterrey jack)
1 tablespoon Olive oil to allow dough to rise

Water Bath for Pretzels

8 cups of Water
½ cup Baking soda

Topping

½ stick Butter melted
½ cup Parmesan grated

Instructions

In a stand mixer or a large bowl, combine the yeast, water and brown sugar. Stir with the dough hook or a whisk for 5 minutes until it is foamy.
While the yeast is proofing, melt the butter in the microwave and add the milk directly into it and stir until it is combined. Set this aside.
When the yeast is foamy and proofed, add the butter/milk mixture directly into the yeast and stir with the dough hook or a whisk until it is combined.
Add the salt and the flour a little bit at a time and continue to mix with the dough hook, or a large spoon, or hands until the flour is combined.
Continue kneading the mixture until a dough forms that is slightly tacky but firm. Add about 1 tablespoon of flour at a time if the dough is too sticky. You want it to be a bit tacky, but not completely sticky.
Add the olive oil into a large bowl and place the dough ball into the bowl. Cover with a damp towel and set the bowl in a warm location. Allow the dough to rise for one hour.
After the dough has doubled in size, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a large baking sheet and set it aside.
Cut the cheese into about ½ inch cubes, or shred the cheese.
Bring the water to a boil in a large pot, and SLOWLY add the baking soda directly into the water.
Take the dough out of the bowl and punch it down to remove any air bubbles. Form all of the dough into bite size balls, about the size of a golf ball.
Pat one ball of dough at a time down into a little disc or cup shape. Place about ½ tablespoon, or 2 cubes of cheese into the middle and pinch up the sides of the dough to cover the cheese.
Roll it back into the shape of a ball so that the cheese does not ooze out. Repeat this for all 16 pretzel bites. Do not let the pretzel bites sit for too long and rise anymore!
Gently place the pretzel bites into the boiling water for about 60 seconds on each side. Use a slotted spoon to remove them from the water and place them on a baking sheet.
Brush with a bit of the melted butter and sprinkle some of the parmesan cheese on each bite.
Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes, turning the baking sheet around one time halfway through. The pretzels are done when they are golden brown.
Remove them from the oven and brush with the remaining melted butter if desired. Serve with mustard or your favorite dipping sauce!

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