White Chocolate Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How much baking soda do you put in water for pretzels? ›

In a large, wide pot, bring 6 cups water and 2 tablespoons baking soda to a boil. Then, transfer one shaped pretzel to the bath using a slotted spatula and let sit for 1 minute. Then move the pretzel to a cooling rack on top of parchment paper. This allows any excess solution to drip away.

Using a special dough, our pretzels are rolled by hand into the distinctive pretzel shape and popped in the oven. After just a few minutes they emerge perfectly baked, with a beautiful golden texture that's a feast for the eyes as well as the appetite. Soft and delicious, they're then dipped in a variety of toppings.

The boiling water also locks in the shape so the pretzels don't over-puff in the oven. (Without the baking soda bath, you lose texture, that deep brown color, and flavor. So, basically, you will have bite-size bread instead of pretzels.)

Pretzels may be better than some fatty chips, but four out of five nutrition experts surveyed by Time say if you're trying to eat healthy, pretzels shouldn't be your go-to snack. Although pretzels are low-fat, they are also pretty paltry on the protein and fiber front, and they can be quite high in sodium and carbs.

Utz Chocolate Covered Pretzels (2 pretzels) contains 16g total carbs, 15g net carbs, 5g fat, 2g protein, and 120 calories.

Lye. The dough is simple; take a basic yeast-risen dough that can be readied in an afternoon. But the trick to great pretzels is dipping the pretzels in a liquid wash before baking — and not just any wash, but a combination of water and lye. That's what gives pretzels their terrific color, texture and flavor.

Bread flour is best used for, you guessed it, breads. This is fine for pretzels, but if you don't plan to make that much bread, buying bread flour for just one thing can seem like a waste. All-purpose flour can be used for a wide variety of baked goods, including cookies, muffins, pie crusts, and breads.

When it comes to pretzels, you boil them in baking soda water before you bake them. As such, instead of using them in the batter, they're used on the outside of the pretzel. The baking soda is also not being combined with an acid, so it's not being used to lift the pretzels.

Yes, "Auntie Anne" Beiler founded Auntie Anne's in 1988. She and her husband, Jonas, opened a farmers market stand that originally sold many different snacks, including pretzels and her Old-Fashioned Lemonade. After a little experimentation, the dough our company uses for all of our fresh pretzels was born.

You brain runs on glucose and when your blood sugar level drops your thinking gets fuzzy (and if you are like me you get cranky.) Pretzels contain carbs that boost your serotonin levels and your blood glucose.

Does Auntie Anne's deep fry pretzels? ›

Every location receives shipments of the signature flour mixture, which is put in a mixer along with water and yeast. They're baked, brushed with real butter, salted and served right there.

Like bagels, pretzels are made in boiling water prior to baking to give them their snappy outsides and chewy insides (messy!). Soft pretzels must be boiled, or dipped in a baking soda bath (or lye if you're gusty and strict with your pretzel traditions).

If you use baking soda instead of lye, you won't get the same glistening, deep brown sheen on your pretzels and baked goods, but they'll still be delicious all the same.

Furthermore, we've introduced the baking soda bath. While it sounds strange, this step is what gives pretzels that iconic flavor, chewy texture, helps deepen their golden color in the oven, and locks in the super soft interior.

There are 470 calories in 1 pretzel (149 g) of Auntie Anne's Pretzels Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel. * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet.

Blimpie Soft Pretzel Cinnamon Sugar (1 serving) contains 102g total carbs, 99g net carbs, 25g fat, 12g protein, and 510 calories.

Pretzels Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel (1 serving) contains 83g total carbs, 80g net carbs, 9g fat, 8g protein, and 440 calories.