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Air Fryer Pretzel Bites

Air Fryer Pretzel Bites

Delicious Air Fryer Pretzel Bites that are bite-sized snacks cooked to perfection.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 36 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American, German
Servings 10 pieces
Calories 145 kcal

Equipment

  • air fryer
  • medium mixing bowl
  • Stand Mixer
  • large pot
  • Cooling Rack

Ingredients
  

Pretzel Dough

  • 2¼ teaspoons instant yeast 1 packet of instant or rapid rise yeast
  • 1 Tablespoon white sugar or honey
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour plus extra for work surface
  • ½ teaspoon fine grind sea salt or kosher salt
  • ¾ cup warm water between 104℉-110℉ (40-43℃)

Baking Soda Bath

  • 10 cups water
  • ½ cup baking soda

Butter & Salt Coating

  • 4 tablespoons salted or unsalted butter melted
  • pretzel salt or coarse salt

Instructions
 

Making Pretzel Dough

  • In a medium size mixing bowl (or stand mixer) combine the yeast, sugar, flour, and salt.
  • Add ½ cup of the water and mix by hand with a spatula or with the dough hook in your stand mixer.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let sit 5 minutes while you get the water boiling.
  • Knead the dough on a floured surface for about 3 minutes.
  • Separate the dough into 8 equal pieces. Leave 2 out and cover the other 6.
  • Roll each piece into a 12"-14" rope and cut into 1¼" pieces.
  • Boil pieces of dough in baking soda bath for 30-60 seconds.

Baking Soda Bath

  • Put 10 cups of water into a large pot and heat until simmering. Add baking soda.

Air Frying Pretzel Bites

  • Preheat the air fryer to 400℉/200℃ for 10 minutes.
  • Place boiled pretzel bites in a single layer and air fry at 350℉/175℃ for 5-7 minutes.
  • Remove pretzel bites and coat with melted butter or let cool.

Butter & Salt Coating

  • Once the first batch is out, pour about 1 Tablespoon of melted butter over them and shake to coat.

Notes

Air fryer pretzel bites are best served warm, but can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days. For freezing, place boiled and cooled bites on a parchment-lined tray and freeze before transferring to a freezer bag.

Nutrition

Serving: 8pretzel bitesCalories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 4gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 1808mgPotassium: 54mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 140IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Air Fryer Pretzel Bites, appetizer, bites, fried, pretzel, snack
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