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Soft Pretzel recipe – Cinnamon and Sugar sticks

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I love going to the mall and getting sweet cinnamon and sugar pretzels (probably the only thing I like about the mall these days). An of course sweet pretzels are best dipped in sweet cream cheese frosting, so to make it easier to dip I make pretzel sticks instead of the traditional knot shape.

an amazing soft pretzel recipe, cut into sticks and dipped in butter and cinnamon sugar it's the perfect sweet treat

This soft pretzel recipe is actually amazing as traditional pretzels, wrapped around a hot dog or mixed/topped with a ton of other flavors. But you know me, I love sweets so this is my go to version.

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Soft Pretzel recipe – Cinnamon and Sugar sticks
Author: Ashlee Marie
Ingredients
soft pretzel recipe
  • 1 C whole milk warmed
  • 1 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
  • 1 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup baking soda
cream cheese frosting
  • 8 oz full fat cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 C butter softened
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 C powdered sugar
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Instructions
soft pretzel recipe
  1. In your mixer add the yeast, sugar and the milk, let sit for 5 mins
  2. Add the salt and oil and mix
  3. Add the flour, 1 C at a time and mix
  4. Now knead it with the dough hook until the dough is quite smooth and springy -- about 5
  5. If the dough seems too dry or moist as you're kneading it, add a tiny bit more warm milk or flour as needed.
  6. Oil a bowl and place the dough inside, cover it with a towl, and let rise in a warm place until it's more or less doubled in size, about an hour.
  7. roll out the dough and cut into strips
  8. twist the strips and set on parchment paper, let rise for 30 mins
  9. heat the oven to 475 F
  10. in a wide pot, bring 12 cups of water to a boil
  11. add 1/4 cup baking soda.
  12. Drop 3 or 4 pretzels at a time into the boiling water, boil for 1 minute, then fish them with a slotted spoon or skimmer and lay them on the baking sheet (on parchment paper or silpat mats).
  13. bake them for around 12 minutes, they should be deeply golden and dry to the touch when they're done.
  14. let cool a bit then dip the sticks in melted butter, shake off the excess
  15. dip in a sugar cinnamon mixture, serve with frosting
cream cheese frosting
  1. beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla
  2. slowly add the powdered sugar until it's the thickness you want.

cutting a soft pretzel recipe into strips to have pretzel sticks instead of the classic pretzel shape
I like to twist mine to give it some texture and shape, but you can always just leave them as long rods if you prefer, just watch them closely. I overcooked these a little and while they still taste great they are better mostly soft. (don’t set your timer for 12 hours instead of 12 mins like did…)

dipped in butter and cinnamon and sugar these sweet soft pretzels make an amazing dessert
For our Foodie Extravaganza for the month we picked Pretzels! October is National Pretzel Month along with a whole array of other delightful things!! We hope you enjoy all these recipes and can’t wait to share another food holiday again next month! If you are looking for more delicious tid-bits check out our Foodie Extravaganza Pinterest Board!

17 pretzel recipes round up
Apple Cinnamon Pretzels with Creamy Caramel Dip  from Rebekah at Making Miracles
Apple Pie Stuffed Pretzel Bites with Caramel Dipping Sauce from Lauren at From Gate to Plate
Bacon and Egg Breakfast Pretzels from Cindy at Cindy’s Recipes and Writing
Beer Pretzel Bread Bowls from Susan at Love from the Kitchen
Caramel Apple Pretzels from  Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm
Cheese Stuffed Soft Pretzels from Stacy at Food Lust People Love
Chili Cheese Pretzel Bites from Ashley at The Recipe Rebel
Cinnamon Raisin Soft Pretzels from Heather at girlichef
Easy Bacon Cheddar Pretzels from Heidi at Heidi’s Wanderings
Hopped Up Pretzel Bites with Beer-Gouda Dip from Camilla at Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Marble Chocolate Dipped Pretzels  from Marissa at Rae Gun Ramblings
Peanut Butter Cup Pretzel Bites from Emily at It Bakes Me Happy
Pretzel Rolls with Caramel Dipping Sauce from Lauren at Sew You Think You Can Cook
Soft Pumpkin Pretzels from Alexis at We Like to Learn as We Go
Sourdough Pretzels from Kelly at Passion Kneaded
Spicy Cheddar and Jalapeno Pretzel Bites from Kimberly at Rhubarb and Honey
Sun Dried Tomatoes and Cheese Soft Pretzels from Rachael from Eazy Peazy Mealz

making soft pretzel sticks are easy and delicious, especially covered with cinnamon and sugar and dipped in cream cheese frosting
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Ashlee Prisbrey is a self taught cake decorator and home chef turned blogger turned youtuber. On her blog and youtube channel she shares cake decorating tutorials, from scratch recipes, and themed party food (cause for her parties are all about the food). In addition to blogging and videos she travels around the country speaking at blog conferences. Last year she competed on Food Network, the Halloween Baking championship, a dream come true! Ashlee loves empowering women and moms, in the kitchen, in blogging or in life. Her motto is nothing is too hard with the right tips and tricks.
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    • thank you so much! I need to make them again, I over cooked this batch a bit and I really love my pretzels super soft. But dipping is the best way to get as much of the delicious frosting as I can

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