Copy Cat Auntie Annie’s Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Bites
Are you craving for Auntie Annie’s pretzel bites but too lazy to drop by the mall? Well, it’s time for you to make your own with this Copy Cat Auntie Annie’s Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Bites recipe. Have these sweet and soft pretzel bites in the comforts of your home.
Well, dropping to Auntie Annie’s will always complete your mall experience especially when you get her all-time best seller’s cinnamon sugar pretzel bites. However, there are times that we just simply fail to pass by because of a hectic errand. Yet, craving for it can alarm at any time.
With this, why not just have the exact thing in your home where you can grab it anytime? Yes, you read it right. You can make your own version of her cinnamon sugar pretzel bites with this recipe!
These pretzel bites are perfectly soft in the middle with a chewy soft crust coated in cinnamon. They are truly perfect with a cup of your favorite drink be it coffee, tea, or chocolate. Let’s try to make some now!
Equipment You’ll Need
For this recipe, you will need the following tools to perfectly accomplish it.
- Stand mixer. This will make what you are mixing fast, and consistent.
- Bowl. This will be your container to mix all the ingredients for the dough.
- Whisk. It is used to either add air into a mixture or thoroughly blend ingredients together.
- Plastic wrap or Cloth. It is used to cover the dough to prevent them from drying.
- Slotted spoon. It is used to take food out of a liquid.
- Baking sheets. It is where the pretzel bites are put for baking.
Ingredients You’ll Prepare
For the ingredients, you need to prepare the following:
- active dry yeast. You will need 1 pack of ¼ oz.
- warm water. Just a cup of 110 degrees in warmth.
- granulated sugar and packed light-brown sugar. Just 2 tablespoons each.
- vegetable oil. A tablespoon will be enough.
- Salt. Just a teaspoon of this.
- bread flour. This will need a cup and a half.
- all-purpose flour. You will 1 1/4 cups and more for dusting
- hot water. Prepare 3 cups of this.
- baking soda. Just a 1/4 cup.
For the coating, you will need the following:
- Butter. ½ cup of melted butter.
- granulated sugar. ½ cup of this
- ground cinnamon. Just a tablespoon of this.
Useful Tips In Creating The Copy Cat Auntie Annie’s Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Bites
First, I would just like to emphasize that the steps by step procedure are found in our recipe card. They are detailed and comprehensive from the beginning to end.
Second, I have some useful tips for you to bear in mind for a better result of the recipe. One is that when you mix the ingredients, make sure to dissolve them well and allow them to rest for 10 minutes. It should smell like bread and bubble a bit. If it doesn’t the yeast is bad.
Next, when removing the dough from the bowl it should not be wet where it won’t hold shape.
Subsequently, add a tablespoon of flour at a time to help it form a stiffer ball. Also, cover the ones you aren’t currently rolling loosely with plastic wrap or a damp towel to prevent drying.
Moreover, in rolling the dough into a rope for about 16 to 20 inches long, do it by rolling or pulling on each side and flicking upward like a jump rope, and slapping onto the countertop.
In addition to that, if the cut pretzel bites stick to the parchment, dip your fingers in the water and pull it up.
Lastly, in coating the pretzel bites, place all bites in a large bowl (with top), pour melted butter and cinnamon sugar mix into the bowl, cover with top and just shake, shake, shake!
Once you are done with the process, you may now serve your very own cinnamon sugar pretzel bites!
Copy Cat Auntie Annie’s Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Bites
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- Bowl
- Whisk
- Plastic wrap
- Cloth
- Slotted spoon
- Baking Sheets
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 oz pkg active dry yeast
- 1 cup warm water 110 degrees
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp packed light-brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
- 3 cups hot water
- 1/4 cup baking soda
- Coating
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine 1 cup warm water, yeast and 1/2 tsp granulated sugar, in the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Whisk to dissolve and allow to rest 10 minutes. (It should smell like bread and bubble a bit. If it doesn’t the yeast is bad)
- Fit the mixer with whisk attachment and mix in remaining granulated sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil and salt.
- Slowly add in bread flour and mix until well blended on low.
- Switch to the hook attachment and slowly add in all-purpose flour to begin kneading the dough.
- Knead mixture on low speed until smooth an elastic, adding up to an additional 1/4 cup flour as needed (you want a soft dough and it may seem slightly sticky).
- When removing the dough from the bowl it should not be WET where it won’t hold shape.
- Add a tbsp of flour at a time to help it form a stiffer ball.
- Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap or a damp dish towel and allow to rest in a warm place until doubled in size (I like to let mine rest on the back burner of the stove with the oven on 300).
- After an hour, punch dough down and divide into 6 equal portions.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Cover the ones you aren’t currently rolling loosely with plastic wrap or damp towel (to prevent drying).
- Roll each portion into a rope about 16-20 -inches long
- Do this by rolling or pulling on each side and flicking upward like a jump rope and slapping onto the countertop).
- Cut into bite size pieces (about 1 1/4-inches each).
- Cover with cloth while working
- Pour hot water and baking soda into a mixing bowl and whisk to dissolve.
- Lightly spray parchment lined baking sheet with non stick spray
- Using a slotted spoon, dip several pieces of dough into the water mixture, then lift and allow excess water to drip off, place on parchment lined baking sheet.
- Repeat process working in batches and using two baking sheets, and rewarm water in microwave until hot between batches.
- If it sticks to the parchment, dip your fingers in the water and pull it up.
- Bake in preheated oven 8 – 11 minutes until tops are nicely golden brown.
- Remove from oven and using a slotted spoon, dip into melted butter, toss to evenly coat then lift and shake off excess.
- Toss in cinnamon sugar
- Or place all bites in a large bowl (with top), pour melted butter and cinnamon sugar mix into the bowl. Cover with top and shake, shake, shake!
