Pretzel Dogs

Soft pretzel dough is rolled around hot dogs, sprinkled with salt and baked until golden brown. A hot dog baked right inside a soft pretzel makes these the tastiest and easiest homemade pretzel dogs with your Thermomix® Appliance you will ever eat! The kids will absolutley love these for school lunches or as a snack after school or sports. 

 Ingredients:

Pretzel Dogs

• 8 hot dogs

Pretzel dough

• 360g warm water
• 2 tsp instant yeast
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 600g plain flour
• 60g butter

Baking Soda Bath

• 2 litres water
• 100g bicarbonate of soda

Egg Wash

• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tbsp milk

Directions

1. Place all pretzel dough ingredients in Mixing Bowl and mix for 15 sec/Speed 3.
2. Knead the dough for 4 min/Dough function.
3. Tip the dough onto a lightly floured Silicone Baking Mat.
4. Wrap and rest in a warm place, or oven set to Defrost Setting at 30°C for 45 minutes.
5. Once the dough has doubled in size, prepare the Baking Soda Bath.
6. Bring the water to a boil in a large pot over high heat and carefully add the baking soda. It will bubble up, so add it slowly.
7. While the water is heating, divide the dough into 8 equal pieces.
8. Roll into 50cm ropes and wrap around the hot dogs.
9. Pinch the ends onto themselves to prevent them unwrapping.
10. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
11. Place each pretzel dog into the Baking Soda Bath and boil for about 30 seconds.
12. Using a large slotted spoon remove them from the water and place onto a Silicone Baking Mat.
13. Brush with beaten egg yolk and milk mixture and sprinkle with salt.
14. Place in oven and bake for 12-14 minutes until golden brown.

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