Pretzel Rolls Recipes

PRETZEL ROLLS

Steps:

• Put 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F to 115 degrees F) in the bowl of a stand mixer and sprinkle the yeast on top. Set aside to bloom, 5 minutes. Meanwhile, combine the flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
• Add the flour mixture to the yeast mixture and mix with the dough hook on the lowest setting until the dough comes together. Increase the speed to medium and continue to mix until the dough is elastic and smooth, about 8 minutes.
• Form the dough into a ball, place in a large oiled bowl and turn the dough to coat it with oil. Cover with a damp kitchen towel and let rest in a warm place until doubled in size, 30 to 35 minutes. Line a baking sheet with foil or a silicone baking mat, coat generously with cooking spray and set aside.
• Punch down the dough, then turn out onto a floured surface. Knead just until the dough is smooth and springs back when poked, about 1 minute. Divide into 4 pieces and form into 5-by-3-inch oblong rolls. Place the rolls on the prepared baking sheet and cut four 2-inch diagonal slashes across the top of each. Cover with a damp towel or cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled in size, 15 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and bring 8 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat.
• Stir the baking soda into the boiling water (it will foam up slightly). Add 2 rolls and poach 2 minutes per side. Using a slotted spoon, remove the rolls, drain and place on the baking sheet, cut-side up. Sprinkle with salt. Repeat with the remaining rolls.
• Bake the rolls until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool slightly on the baking sheet.

PRETZEL ROLLS

Steps:

• Pour the water into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a hook attachment. Sprinkle in the sugar and yeast and mix to dissolve. Let the mixture rest until it bubbles, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in the oil.
• Sift the flour and kosher salt into the bowl and mix on the lowest speed until the dough comes together. Increase the speed to medium and mix until the dough is elastic and smooth, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Coat a large bowl lightly with oil. Form the dough into a ball and place it in the prepared bowl, gently turning the dough until the surface is coated with oil. Cover the bowl with a clean, damp towel and let the dough rest in a warm place until it rises and increases about 1 1/2 times in size, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and brush the paper with oil. Set aside.
• Lightly flour a work surface. Scrape the dough onto the floured surface. Knead the dough until it is smooth and no longer sticky, 6 to 8 minutes, dusting with more flour as needed. The dough should spring back when you press it lightly with a finger. Roll the dough into a log and divide it into 8 equal pieces, then form each piece into a round. Place the rounds on the prepared baking sheet, leaving enough room between them to allow them to double in size. Snip an X across the top of each roll using kitchen scissors. Cover the rolls with a clean, damp towel and set in a warm place to rise for 20 minutes.
• Position racks in the top and bottom of the oven and preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a dry towel.
• Bring 8 cups of water to a boil in a deep, straight-sided skillet. Stir in the baking soda. Gently transfer 4 of the rolls, top-side down, to the boiling water using a slotted spatula or spoon and boil for 1 minute. Then flip and boil the rolls for 1 minute more. Transfer the rolls to the towel-lined baking sheet using the slotted spatula or spoon. Repeat with the remaining rolls.
• Line the baking sheet the rolls rose on with a fresh sheet of parchment paper and brush the parchment with oil. Transfer the rolls to the prepared sheet and sprinkle generously with the coarse sea salt.
• Bake the rolls on the top shelf of the oven until deep golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Switch the rolls to the bottom shelf and continue baking until cooked through, about 2 minutes longer.
• Let the rolls rest 10 minutes on the baking sheet before serving.

PRETZEL ROLLS

Steps:

• For the dough: Combine the milk and 6 tablespoons of the butter in a pot. Stir in the sugar. Scald the milk mixture slightly by heating it almost to a boil. Turn off the heat and let cool until just warm to the touch, about 10 minutes.
• Add the flour, yeast, baking soda and salt to the milk mixture in the pot and stir until well combined. Cover the pot with a dish towel and place in a warm spot in the kitchen. Let the dough rise for an hour or so. It should roughly double in size.
• Divide the dough into 12 equal parts and roll each into a neat ball. Place the balls on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with a dish towel and set aside in a warm place to rise for another 20 minutes.
• For the water bath: While the dough is rising, bring a pot with 10 cups of water to a boil. Stir in the baking soda.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small pot or in the microwave.
• Working in 3 batches of 4 rolls each, drop the dough balls into the water and boil for 30 seconds. Transfer the boiled balls to a baking sheet lined with paper towels to drain.
• To bake the rolls: Transfer the rolls to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Using a sharp knife, make a small "x" in the top of each roll. Brush the tops with the melted butter and sprinkle with sea salt. Bake until deep brown, about 15 minutes.

PRETZEL ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small container, mix yeast with warmed milk and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Whisk 5 3/4 cups of flour and teaspoon of salt in a large bowl.
• Add canola oil and warmed water to yeast mixture.
• Pour into bowl with flour and salt.
• Knead in the bowl until dough is mostly smooth. Only add more flour if your dough cannot be easily handled. The dough will be somewhat stiff.
• Cover the bowl with a dish towel and put in a warm place to rise for one hour.
• Punch down dough and knead in bowl for one minute.
• Cut dough into 15 pieces. (Cut more pieces if you would like smaller size rolls.) Form balls by pulling the dough under.
• Place on a well-greased surface.
• Let the dough balls rise for 15 minutes.
• While the dough balls are rising, preheat the oven to 400 degrees and get the pretzel "bath" ready.
• In a large pot, bring water, salt, and baking soda to a rolling boil.
• Plunge three dough balls into the water and let them "poach" for 1 minute total.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer them to a well-greased baking sheet.
• With a serrated knife, cut 2-3 lines across each roll and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until pretzels are a rich brown.

PRETZEL ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine the water, sugar and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer. Allow to sit for 5 minutes or until the mixture begins to foam.
• Add the flour, salt and butter. Using the dough hook attachment, mix on low speed until combined. Use a spatula to scrape flour from the side of the bowl during mixing.
• Change to medium speed and mix until the dough pulls away from the side of the bowl, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Remove the dough from the bowl, brush the bowl with vegetable oil, and return the dough to the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and sit in a warm place for about an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Use canola cooking spray to line the 24 compartments of your muffin trays.
• Bring the 10 cups of water and the baking powder to a rolling boil in an 8-quart pot. Watch the water carefully, since the baking powder can make it boil over. If desired, cut a cross in each ball. NOTE: the natural folds in the dough should create.
• In the meantime, turn the dough out onto a slightly oiled work surface and divide into 24 equal pieces. Roll each piece of dough into a ball.
• Place the pretzels into the boiling water, 1 by 1, for 30 seconds. Remove them from the water using a skimmer or strainer (don't use tongs as they will damage the surface of the dough). Place each roll in a muffin tray compartment as it is removed from the water.
• Brush the top of each pretzel with the beaten egg yolk and water mixture and sprinkle with the pretzel salt.
• Bake until dark golden brown in color, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Transfer to a cooling rack for at least 5 minutes before serving.