Simple Homemade Pretzel Dogs (With VIDEO)

Simple Homemade Pretzel Dogs with a hot dog baked right inside a soft beer pretzel. That makes these the tastiest and easiest homemade pretzel dogs you will ever eat! Ready in just 35 minutes you can enjoy these any night. They are a great make-ahead recipe and they freeze well too. Just thaw and pop them in a 350°F oven until warm, about 5-8 minutes.

 We have waited long enough.

I know y'all are still freezing up north, but it is beautiful here in Arizona and all I want is grillin' food, you know the old school kind...  burgers and dogs!

So, Chad wanted a burger on a pretzel bun and I wanted a hot dog.  Here is the ultimate compromise.  Although I still didn't take the cover off my grill.

These simple pretzel dogs are so much tastier than anything you can buy pre-made and my 4-year-old and I had so much fun making them!

You don't even need a mixer.  I used beer in the pretzel dough to give it a little punch of flavor and oh boy, its spectacular!

You can use organic, all beef, nitrate-free, sausages, or whatever makes you happy.  I am going to make these in mini size next time which will make for the perfect appetizer.

If you would like suggestions on alternatives see the cook's note at the bottom of the recipe.  Either way, you and your family are going to go nuts over these!

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Helpful Tips to make Simple Homemade Pretzel Dogs:

• You can mix the dough by hand if you do not have a stand mixer.  Add beer, yeast, and honey to a large bowl.  Once the yeast blooms stir in the salt and the flour.  Mix with a spoon.  Turn dough out onto the floured countertop and knead for 3-5 minutes until the dough is no longer sticky.  Proceed with remaining instructions.
•  I microwaved the beer in a glass microwave-safe measuring cup, 15 seconds at a time until it was 110-120 degrees.
• You can substitute milk or water for the beer. I prefer Blue Moon beer in this recipe, but you can use whatever you have on hand.

What you will need to make Simple Homemade Pretzel Dogs:

• Baking Sheet- used for everything from cookies to roasting, a good baking pan will last for years.
• Stand Mixer-
• 8 Quart Pot-

Enjoy!

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See how easy these Simple Homemade Pretzel Dogs are to make. Watch the video!!!

Yield: 8Author: Donna Elick

Simple Homemade Pretzel Dogs

A hot dog baked right inside a soft beer pretzel makes these the tastiest and easiest homemade pretzel dogs you will ever eat! Ready in just 35 minutes you can enjoy these any night. They are a great make-ahead recipe and they freeze well too. Just thaw and pop them in a 350°F oven until warm, about 5-8 minutes.

prep time: 22 MINScook time: 13 MINStotal time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
• 12 ounces warmed beer (110°-120°F)* see notes
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ cup baking soda
• 1 large egg
• coarse salt (or pretzel salt)
• 8 hot dogs

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450°F.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Set aside.
2. Pour beer into the bowl of a stand mixer (see cooks note if you do not have a stand mixer), sprinkle yeast over top, add honey and stir.  Allow yeast to bloom for 5-10 minutes.  Once it is nice and foamy, it is ready.
3. Fill an 8-quart pot with water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.  In a small bowl beat egg and 2 tablespoons water with a fork.  Set aside.  Wash a section of countertop for rolling out dough.  Do not flour it or it will be harder to roll out the dough.
4. Add flour and salt to mixer.  Knead for about 3 minutes until the dough comes together in one ball.  Add more flour a tablespoon at a time as needed, if the bread is too sticky to come together.  The dough should be tacky when you pull it out of the mixer, not sticky.
5. Place dough on countertop and form dough into a ball.
6. We are going to cut this ball into 8 (somewhat) even pieces.  First, quarter the ball of dough.  Then cut each quarter in half.  Roll each piece into a 12” strand.
7. Place the end of the dough strand on the end of the hot dog pinching the end together, and then wrap it around the dog until all of the dough is wrapped around the dog.  Pinch the ends so they stay together.
8. Carefully, add baking soda to boiling water.  USE CAUTION:  IT WILL BUBBLE UP.  Place hot dogs into boiling water about 3 at a time.  Remove with a slotted spoon after 30 seconds.  Place on parchment paper to cool and repeat until all hot dogs have been boiled.
9. Arrange all pretzel dogs on parchment so they are not touching.  Brush eggwash onto each one and sprinkle with coarse salt.
10. Bake for 11-13 minutes until the tops are browned.
11. Enjoy!

DONNA'S NOTES

1. You can mix the dough by hand if you do not have a stand mixer.  Add beer, yeast, and honey to a large bowl.  Once the yeast blooms stir in the salt and the flour.  Mix with a spoon.  Turn dough out onto the floured countertop and knead for 3-5 minutes until the dough is no longer sticky.  Proceed with remaining instructions.
2. I microwaved the beer in a glass microwave-safe measuring cup, 15 seconds at a time until it was 110-120 degrees.
3. You can substitute milk or water for the beer. I prefer Blue Moon beer in this recipe, but you can use whatever you have on hand.

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Recipe developed by Donna Elick The Slow Roasted Italian
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