Pretzel Knots With Beer Queso Recipes

PRETZEL KNOTS WITH BEER QUESO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Pretzels
• Cover 2 baking sheets with parchment; spray with cooking spray.
• Place pizza dough on lightly floured work surface. Cut into 24 equal pieces. Roll each into 5-inch-long rope, then tie into loose knot as shown in photo. Place on prepared baking sheets. Cover with clean dish towels; set aside.
• Bring 12 cups (3 qt.) water to boil in Dutch oven. Add baking soda; whisk until blended. Cover additional baking sheet with paper towels.
• Add dough, in small batches, to boiling water; cook 30 sec. to 1 min. or until dough floats to surface. Use slotted spoon to transfer dough to paper towel-covered baking sheet; let stand 1 min. to drain before returning to parchment-covered baking sheets, placing knots 2 inches apart.
• Beat egg with 1 Tbsp. water until blended; brush onto dough. Sprinkle with salt.
• Bake 18 to 22 min. or until pretzels are golden brown. Transfer to wire racks.
• Beer Queso
• Microwave queso ingredients in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 3 min.; stir. Continue to microwave and stir in 1-min. intervals until VELVEETA is completely melted and queso is well blended.
• Serve with pretzel knots.

PRETZEL KNOTS WITH SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray. In 5-quart Dutch oven, heat 5 cups water and the baking soda to boiling over high heat.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat egg and 1 tablespoon water with fork until well mixed. In another small bowl mix onion, garlic, poppy seed, sesame seed and salt until blended; set aside.
• Unroll dough onto work surface; separate into 8 triangles. Starting at shortest side of each triangle, roll up loosely to opposite point. Bring ends of dough together; pinch lightly. Repeat with remaining triangles.
• Place rolls, 2 at a time, in boiling soda water; cook 30 seconds or until dough looks slightly puffy and dimpled. With slotted spoon, remove from water; place on paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with remaining rolls.
• Using metal pancake turner, carefully transfer rolls to cookie sheet. If necessary, reshape rolls. Lightly brush tops with egg mixture; sprinkle with spice mixture.
• Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until deep golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat until melted. Sprinkle flour on butter; cook and stir constantly 1 minute. Slowly beat in milk with whisk, and continue to stir about 5 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; stir in cream cheese, stirring constantly with whisk until smooth. Slowly add Cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly until cheese is melted. Stir in salt. Serve dip with pretzel knots.

SOFT PRETZEL KNOTS

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer, stir together the yeast and warm water. Allow to rest until bubbles begin to form. Add the flour, sugar, and salt. Beat with the hook attachment on low until soft dough begins to form. Turn up the speed to medium and knead the dough for five minutes. Cover the bowl and place in a warm area to rise for one hour. When the dough has doubled in size, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Turn the dough out on a floured surface and form into a long log shape. Cut even strips from the dough. Cut each strip in half and roll out into a thin strip. Twist the strip into a knot and set aside. When all the knots are formed, bring the four cups of water to a boil. Add the baking soda and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat. Dip each pretzel knot into the baking soda water, then transfer it to a paper towel lined plate. Move all the dipped pretzels to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and spread melted butter over each knot. Top all the pretzels with coarse salt. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until the pretzels are golden brown.