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Pretzel Dogs - karyn - 12-31-2012 The Corona was at the suggestion of YS, who pointed out that food always looks better if there is alcohol in the mix....sometimes you just have to laugh! These were terrific! I did about half plain, and stuffed the rest with either pepper jack or cheddar cheese. I halved the dogs, which made a nice size for tasting different mustards. The stuffed ones worked well as long as a cut a deep pocket in the hot dog and wrapped the dough without gaps. I wasn't careful with one or two and had some cheese leak out (which wasn't much of a problem...toasted cheese is yummy!) Here's the recipe, if you're interested: Pretzel Dogs Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- Dough 22 oz (about 4 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour 1 Tbs sugar 2 tsp kosher salt 1 3/4 tsp instant yeast 1 1/2 cups warm water (about 110 F) 2 oz (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted 10 cups water 2/3 cup baking soda 8 hot dogs, halved 1 large egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon -- water (for egg wash) pretzel salt or coarse salt 1. Add the flour, sugar, salt, yeast, water, and butter to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Mix on low speed until the dough comes into a rough ball. Knead on low speed for about 5 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic (it should pull away from the sides of the bowl). Transfer the dough to a large bowl that's been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise for about 50 minutes, or until the dough has doubled in size. 2. Preheat oven to 450 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. 3. Combine the 10 cups of water and the baking soda in a large stockpot or roasting pan and bring to a boil. 4. Meanwhile, turn the dough out onto your work surface. Divide it into 16 equal pieces. Working with one piece at a time, roll the dough into approximately a 12-inch rope. Wrap the rope around one halved hot dog - be sure to pinch the ends very well to seal (to reduce the likelihood that the dough unravels when you boil in the next step). Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough until you've wrapped all of the dogs. 5. One at a time, boil the pretzel dogs in the baking soda/water mixture for 30 seconds, transferring them to a wire rack afterward using a slotted spoon or spider strainer. Repeat with all 16 pretzel dogs. Transfer the dogs to the parchment-lined baking sheets. Brush them with the egg wash and sprinkle with the pretzel salt. 6. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the pretzels are golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for a few minutes before serving. Serve with mustard or your favorite dipping sauce. Recipe Source: pretzels adapted from Alton Brown, method via Fake Ginger Re: Pretzel Dogs - Gourmet_Mom - 12-31-2012 OMG! Those look awesome! I like the Corona in the picture! I think he's right! Thanks Karyn! And ease of preparing? Any suggestions or warnings? Re: Pretzel Dogs - karyn - 01-01-2013 They were actually really fun and easy, and the clean-up wasn't too bad, either, according to my chief dish washers. The only thing to be careful of is to seal the ends of the dough really well so that they don't unwind, and to make sure that the edges of the dough are touching if you stuff with cheese. It was a pretty wet dough, but I think that's why the pretzels were so tender. Re: Pretzel Dogs - cjs - 01-01-2013 Wow, don't those look terrific!!! Re: Pretzel Dogs - Roxanne 21 - 01-01-2013 YUMMY!!! Another idea to try--haven't done the pretzel thing yet...thanks for sharing, karyn Re: Pretzel Dogs - farnfam - 01-01-2013 OMG pretzel dogs are my fatal attraction! Could you explain about rolling the 16 pieces into a 12" rope? Can't picture Would love to try real soon Re: Pretzel Dogs - Mare749 - 01-01-2013 1. Cut dough into 16 equal pieces. 2. Take 1 of those pieces and roll between your palms or lay down on a board and roll/form a rope 12" long. 3. Take 1 piece of hotdog and wrap with 1 piece of dough as per Karyn's picture. Must have been quite a night, Cis! Re: Pretzel Dogs - farnfam - 01-01-2013 LOL Thanx Mare Re: Pretzel Dogs - MarrieAnn - 01-07-2013 Nice recipe, I might replace the hot dogs with meatloaf. Re: Pretzel Dogs - karyn - 01-07-2013 Welcome, MarrieAnn! I hope you enjoy the recipe, and come back often.