Pecan Free Air Fryer Pretzel Bites

Chewy on the inside, deeply golden on the outside, and finished with a generous shower of coarse salt — these little bites hit every craving at once. The secret to that signature pretzel chew and dark, glossy crust is the baking soda bath, which gives each piece a quick boil before it ever sees the air fryer. That two-step process is what separates a real pretzel bite from just a bread nugget, and it's easier than it sounds. The air fryer takes over from there, driving the color to a rich mahogany brown in under ten minutes without heating up your whole kitchen. Every ingredient here is straightforward pantry staple territory — flour, yeast, butter, egg, salt — so there's nothing to hunt down or swap out. Serve them straight from the basket with yellow mustard while they're still warm, and don't be surprised if the first batch disappears before you finish the second.

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