Citrus Free Snackable Soft Pretzel Bites

Total time1 hr 40 min

Prep time25 min

Cook time15 min

4.5

(10)

Citrus Free Snackable Soft Pretzel Bites

Warm, chewy, and golden-brown with a satisfying salty crust, these soft pretzel bites are the kind of snack that disappears fast no matter who you're feeding. The dough comes together with just flour, yeast, butter, and a handful of pantry staples — nothing that should raise any flags for those avoiding citrus in their diet. What gives these bites their signature pretzel character is the baking soda bath, which creates that deep mahogany color and slightly chewy exterior without any acidic fruit-based ingredients in sight. Many store-bought pretzels and snack mixes sneak in citric acid as a preservative or flavor enhancer, so making a batch from scratch puts you fully in control. The finishing touch of melted butter and coarse salt brushed on straight from the oven is genuinely hard to beat. Serve them warm with your favorite dipping sauce and watch them vanish.

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Ingredients

6 servings

For the dough

1 ½ tsp active dry yeast
1 tsp granulated sugar
1 cup warm water (110°f / 43°c)
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 tsp fine salt
2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

For the baking soda bath

8 cups water
⅓ cup baking soda

For finishing

2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1 ½ tsp coarse pretzel salt or flaky sea salt

Instructions

1
In a large bowl, stir together the warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let stand for 5–7 minutes, until foamy and fragrant.
2
Add the melted butter (from the dough portion), fine salt, and flour to the yeast mixture. Stir until a shaggy dough forms, then turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5–6 minutes, until the dough is smooth, slightly tacky, and springs back slowly when poked.

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