Mickey Pretzels with Cheese Sauce
These homemade Mickey pretzels are soft and chewy and of course we can't forget buttery. They are served with a delicious cheesy mustard sauce and are so easy to make. Your family and friends will love them!
Ingredients
Mickey Pretzels
- 1 cup Water
- 2 ¼ teaspoon Dry active yeast
- ½ teaspoon White granulated sugar
- 2 ½ cups Bread flour
- 1 tablespoon Light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Unsalted butter softened
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ¼ cup Unsalted butter for brushing
- 1 each Egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon Water
- Salt Pretzel
- ½ cup Baking soda for poaching
- 8 cups water for poaching
Cheese Sauce
- 4 tablespoon Unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoon All purpose flour
- 2 cups Whole milk
- 1 tablespoon Mustard
- 8 oz Sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 oz Cream cheese
- ½ teaspoon Smoked Paprika
- Salt To taste
Instructions
Mickey Pretzels
- Activate yeast. Whisk warm water, sugar and yeast together inside bowl of standing mixer. Let bloom for 5 minutes. You will see foam and tiny bubbles begin to form once the yeast is activated.
- Combine dry ingredients. Using a dough hook, add flour, brown sugar and salt to yeast mixture. Add softened butter and begin mixing on low speed until dough starts to combine. Turn up to medium speed and knead for 10 minutes.
- Place dough into a lightly greased bowl. Cover and let rest for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Before you begin to roll dough, heat up water and baking soda to a boil. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line 2 sheets with silicone baking mats.
- Once dough is finished resting, punch down to let out all of the air bubbles. Using a kitchen scale, divide into 6 equal balls, roughly around 4 oz each.
- For each ball, roll into a 24" rope. Make sure each rope is even thickness. Take rope and form a thin "U" shape. Twist once and take each end and tuck them underneath to form Mickey's ears.
- Gently place into poaching liquid for 30 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon and place onto baking sheet. Continue with the remaining pretzels.
- Mix together egg yolk and water and brush egg wash onto pretzels. Sprinkle with pretzel salt.
- Bake in oven for 11 minutes or until they are a deep golden brown. Remove from oven and brush with melted butter. Serve warm.
Cheese Sauce
- Melt butter inside medium sauce pan. Add flour and whisk for 1 minute until mixture begin to bubble. Slowly add milk and whisk until mixture thickens. Continuously whisk to avoid scorching.
- Once mixture has thickened, add cheddar cheese and cream cheese. Stir until melted. Add mustard, smoked paprika and season with salt. Serve warm with pretzels.
Nutrition
Calories: 620kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 21gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 22gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 104mgSodium: 3483mgPotassium: 280mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1253IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 406mgIron: 1mg
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