In today’s post, I’ll show you a simple recipe for cheesy pretzel sticks. The yeast dough sticks are shaped after the resting period and dipped in lye, which produces the typical brown-shiny surface during baking.
The lye remains only on the dough surface & does not penetrate into the dough. In addition to pretzel sticks, the following recipe also makes it easy to bake pretzel rolls or lye pretzels. Have fun baking!
Cooked/Baked today: Homemade Cheesy Pretzel Sticks
Difficulty: Easy – Medium
Preparation Time: 2 hours (incl. resting time)
Category: Baking Recipes, Bread Recipes
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![Homemade Cheesy Pretzel Sticks](https://ichkocheheute.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/P1250207.jpg)
Homemade Cheesy Pretzel Sticks
![Homemade Cheesy Pretzel Sticks](https://ichkocheheute.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/P1250231.jpg)
Homemade Cheesy Pretzel Sticks
Ingredients for 8 Homemade Cheesy Pretzel Sticks:
- 500 grams flour
- 250 milliliters water
- 50 grams soft butter
- 20 grams fresh yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 125 grams of grated cheese (eg Gouda or Emmentaler)
- Possibly additional flour for the countertop
- 50 grams of soda for the lye
Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:
- High container for the yeast-water mixture
- Whisk
- Mixing bowl
- Mixer/Kitchen machine
- Kitchen towel
- Baking sheet + parchment paper
- Rolling pin
- Large pot for the lye
- Skimmer
Instructions:
…for the dough:
Crumble 20 grams fresh yeast into a high container, add 1 teaspoon sugar & 250 milliliters lukewarm water & stir together with a whisk or fork until yeast & sugar have completely dissolved.
![Preparing Dough](https://ichkocheheute.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2.jpg)
Preparing Dough
Next, in a mixing bowl combine yeast-water mixture along with 500 grams flour, 50 grams soft butter & a teaspoon salt & knead with a kitchen machine or mixer with dough hook for about 4 – 5 minutes until a smooth dough.
Then give the dough a ball shape with your hands, lay it back to the mixing bowl & allow to rest covered with a kitchen towel for about 45 minutes in a warm place.
…for the pretzel sticks:
After 45 minutes thoroughly knead the dough again on a countertop, shape into a ball & then use a knife to cut the dough into 8 equal sized pieces. Round each dough piece with circular movements under your palms until you got small balls & then roll out each ball one at a time with a rolling pin until thin & oblong (the worktop may need to be slightly floured if the dough is too sticky here).
![Shaping Pretzel Sticks](https://ichkocheheute.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1.jpg)
Shaping Pretzel Sticks
Then roll up the dough from the long side with your hands, place the dough sticks with a little distance to each other on a lined baking tray & allow to rest for a another 15 minutes covered with a kitchen towel.
…for the cheesy pretzel sticks:
Meanwhile preheat the oven to 180°C (top/bottom heat) & also heat up a large pot with 1,5 – 2 liters of water on the stove. As soon as the water simmers (that’s just before cooking), turn off the heat and gradually add 50 grams of soda to the water.
![Baking Pretzel Sticks](https://ichkocheheute.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/3.jpg)
Baking Pretzel Sticks
Next, let the prepared dough sticks slide into the water one after the other & allow them to float for about 30 – 45 seconds, while turning them once. Carefully lift the dough sticks out of the water with the help of 2 spatulas or skimmers and put them back onto the lined baking tray.
Cut the pretzel sticks with a knife several times at an angle, then cover the top with some grated cheese and bake in a preheated oven for about 20 – 25 minutes until brown. Get the done pretzel sticks out of the oven, allow to cool slightly and then serve still warm. I wish you lots of fun baking!
Video Tutorial:
Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):
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