Soft Pretzel Rolls | I love the aroma of a pretzel shop. But my mall is 30 minutes away and the cost is…well, more then I want to pay. Now I can make my own Soft Pretzel Rolls! They freeze beautifully too! ♥ I decided to make them for my son, who loves pretzel pizza. NO MORE mall pretzels for him. He loved the flavor of these and I loved how easy they were to make.

Slice in half and make a pretzel pizza, dip in melted butter, roll in a cinnamon sugar mixture and make my CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING to dip into … OR … simply slice in half and fill with my CRANBERRY CHICKEN SALAD.

Follow these simple directions for the BEST Soft Pretzel Rolls!

Roll dough into a 24-inch log.

Cut into 12 – 2-inch pieces.

Cut an X into each roll.

Let rest to rise.

Soft Pretzel Rolls

Yield: Makes 12 Rolls

Ingredients

1-1/3 cups warm water
2 tablespoons warm milk
2-1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/3 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
4 cups all-purpose flour
Kosher salt or Pretzel salt
2 quarts cold water
1/2 cup baking soda

Instructions

In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a dough hook, mix 1/3 cup warm water with the yeast and let stand until foamy.
Add remaining cup of warm water along with milk, sugar and melted butter.
Mix with a spoon to combine.
Add flour and mix until it forms a nice and firm pliable dough ball.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured table.
Roll into a 2 foot long log and cut into 12 - 2-inch pieces.
Cover dough with a damp cloth and let sit for 10 minutes.
Pat dough into rolls and arrange on a lightly floured surface about an inch apart.
Using a pairing knife cut a X about 1/4-inch into each roll.
Cover with a dry towel.
Let the pretzels rest for an additional 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Lightly oil 2 baking sheets.
In a large stockpot, bring the cold water to a rolling boil and add baking soda.
Drop two rolls into the boiling water and boil for 30 seconds, turning once.
Carefully remove with a slotted spoon and hold above pot and let drain.
Sprinkle lightly with salt.
Repeat with the remaining rolls.
Arrange rolls on the oiled baking sheets and bake on the upper and middle racks of the oven for about 8-10 minutes, or until browned all over; shift pans from top to bottom and back to front halfway through, for even baking.
Let rolls cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes, and then transfer to a rack.

Notes

This recipe is from Lady Behind The Curtain

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Comments

Soft Pretzel Rolls — 22 Comments

Lisa on July 14, 2011 at 6:44 am said:

This looks great! My husband is obsessed with those mall pretzels and requires that we get them if I drag him to shop. We’ve tried to make them a few times at home, but they never come out good. I’ll have to try your recipe!

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Just Jaime on July 14, 2011 at 7:10 am said:

OOO so yummy! I love pretzels!

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Lyuba on July 14, 2011 at 10:46 am said:

This sounds wonderful!!! Can you send some here please :):)
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adventuresindinner on July 14, 2011 at 12:42 pm said:

Yum…I would spread just about anything on those great rolls.

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Kassandra @ Coffee and their Kisses on July 14, 2011 at 12:54 pm said:

I featured this here at my blog Coffee and their Kisses. Please stop by and grab a button!

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Denise on July 14, 2011 at 2:11 pm said:

I am glad you enjoyed the rolls, thanks for mentioning my blog in your post. I hope you will keep coming back!!!

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KB and Whitesnake on July 14, 2011 at 7:46 pm said:

Looks delish!

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Terri on July 15, 2011 at 3:59 pm said:

Now I’m hungry for pretzels!! Thank you so much for linking up and you are one of the features tomorrow!

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Miz Helen on July 16, 2011 at 9:40 am said:

I just love Pretzel’s and to have that flavor in a roll, I’m in heaven! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you next week. Have a great week end!
Miz Helen

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brandi on July 16, 2011 at 11:46 am said:

Ooooh! These look delicious! Sure wish I had one or five right now. 🙂

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Erin @ Making Memories on July 17, 2011 at 7:20 am said:

Oh my gosh! Yum!!! I would gobble these up. But make a pizza out of them??? Genius! I can’t wait to make these!!!! Thanks!

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Kristy on July 17, 2011 at 9:55 am said:

Genius!! These looked so good by themselves, but pizza pretzel & cinnamon/sugar pretzel…Oh my!

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Lovely Little Snippets on July 17, 2011 at 4:05 pm said:

Love your blog! I’d love it if you came over and shared your ideas at our link party!
lovelylittlesnippets.blogspot.com

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Britney on July 19, 2011 at 5:34 am said:

Yummy, I want to try all of them. My kids will love you for this awesome recipe! We are making pretzels today! Thanks for linking up and sharing 🙂 See you next week 😉
Britney
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Christina on July 19, 2011 at 6:00 pm said:

Hi! I’m featuring your recipe on It’s a Keeper Thursday this week! I’d love if you stopped by and grabbed a button.

And, feel free to link up another great recipe this week too!

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Vanessa on July 23, 2011 at 4:20 am said:

Yum!! Thank you for linking this up to {nifty thrifty sunday} last week as well!
xoxo,
Vanessa

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Abby on July 25, 2011 at 5:09 am said:

You are making me so hungry! Those pretzel rolls look fantastic.

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Kay on April 2, 2012 at 11:58 am said:

Can you make them without having to use a mixer? Thanks

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- Sheryl on April 2, 2012 at 6:29 pm said:
  
  Hi Kay,
  I’m sure you can. You’ll just have to knead them by hand. 🙂
  
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Amanda on April 7, 2012 at 12:59 pm said:

These look so good! We’ll definitely be trying them very soon. I am a pretzel fanatic!

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Mandi on June 29, 2012 at 6:24 am said:

I was wondering how you turn them into pizza? At what point do you put the cheese on and what temp do you cook it at and all of that. I was wanting to make these for dinner.

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- Sheryl on June 29, 2012 at 8:17 am said:
  
  Hi Mandi,
  
  After they are baked, slice the rolls add your toppings and bake. I don’t really remember the temp. I’m thinking 400 degrees. You only need to melt the cheese. 🙂
  
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