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a platter of round soft pretzel bites with thin pretzel-stick legs like spiders beside cheese dip in a wide horizontal shot, on a wooden board over a fall-colored cloth, natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Creepy Crawly Pretzel Bites

Salty warm pretzel spiders with cheese dip.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb pizza dough
  • 8 cups water
  • 1/4 cup baking soda
  • 16 thin pretzel sticks
  • coarse salt to taste

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet.
  2. Roll dough into balls, then poke pretzel sticks into each as legs.
  3. Bring water and baking soda to a boil and dunk each ball for 20 seconds, then transfer to the sheet.
  4. Sprinkle with coarse salt and bake 10 to 12 minutes until deep golden.
  5. Cool a few minutes and serve with warm cheese dip.

Notes

Brush with melted butter right out of the oven for extra shine.