These Pretzel Rolls are amazing! With a perfectly chewy, salty pretzel crust and a moist, fluffy inside, the make fun sandwiches. It’s hard not to just keep eating them plain though!
You’ll need the following ingredients to make this recipe:
- yeast
- hot water
- white sugar
- olive oil
- salt
- all purpose flour
- wheat gluten*
- egg
* Bread flour may be substituted for the all-purpose flour and wheat gluten, if desired.
How To Make Pretzel Rolls
Don’t they look great. Picture perfect. They taste even better. If you can’t tell, I am pretty proud of them!
The secret to a great pretzel or pretzel rolls is to boil them before you bake them.
Boiling them in a mixture of baking soda and water for a minute or two gives them that trademark pretzel chewiness. This is the most involved step.
Then after they are boiled, brush them with egg and sprinkle with coarse salt. The egg will make them turn the pretty golden brown. Other than that it is a pretty simple yeast recipe.
Pretzel Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon yeast
- 1 cup hot water
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons wheat gluten*
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Add the yeast, hot water, oil and sugar to a large bowl and mix.
- In a separate bowl combine the flour, salt and gluten. Add to yeast mixture.
- When dough forms a ball, place on counter and knead for a few minutes until smooth.
- Divide dough into twelfths and shape into balls. Place on greased cookie sheet, cover with a towel and let rise for 45 or so minutes until double in size.
- Preheat oven to 375. Bring 6 cups of water and 3 T baking soda to a boil in a shallow pan. In batches boil rolls for 1 minute on each side. Use a slotted spoon to remove them and place them on a well greased cookie sheet.
- Brush the rolls with beaten egg and sprinkle with salt. Use a sharp serrated knife to lightly slash the top of the rolls. Bake for 12-15 minutes.
- * instead of using regular flour and gluten, bread flour may be used.
Nutrition
Adapted from Fabulessly Frugal.
Helen- Life in Random Bits says
Oh my gosh, these look amazing. I’ve had pretzel rolls a couple times, but haven’t ever tried to make them. Looks like it’s time to give it a try!
Mallory says
Thanks! They are super easy to make! Enjoy!
Embrace @ Embracing The Good Life says
I can’t wait to try this recipe! I’m pinning this now until I can get to the store and yummy pretzel rolls here we come!!! 🙂
Limeade Gal says
Oh my these look so good! I love pretzel rolls, pinning this one 🙂
Best to you with your job search 🙂
Mallory says
Thanks! If you try them, let me know how they turn out.
Christina T says
Question and I probably sound dumb but what is wheat gluten?
Mary says
Not a dumb question at all, Christina. This is vital wheat gluten: https://www.amazon.com/Bobs-Red-Mill-Gluten-22-ounce/dp/B000QSL51E/ It helps with the elasticity of the dough.