Homemade Pretzel Dog Recipe

The ultimate homemade Pretzel Dog Recipe made with hot dogs wrapped with a soft and chewy pretzel dough and baked.

📝 Ingredients

• 12 beef hot dogs
• coarse salt, optional
• 1 1/2 cups warm water, 110°F
• 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 4 cups all-purpose flour, measured then sifted
• 8 cups water
• 1/3 cup baking soda

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Prepare pretzel dough- ---
2. 2In a bowl or kitchen aid bowl add the sifted flour and salt and mix.
3. 3In a separate bowl, add the warm water, yeast, sugar, melted butter and mix. Allow to sit for about 5 minutes, allowing the yeast to activate. Pour the mixture into the flour.
4. 4With a kitchen aid hook attachment or by hand, knead the dough until well incorporated.
5. 5Cover the dough and allow it to rise for 1 hour.
6. 6--- Shape the pretzel dogs- ---
7. 7In a large pot bring the water and baking soda to a boil.
8. 8Preheat the oven to 450°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
9. 9Once the dough has risen, flour workspace and add the dough onto the work space.
10. 10Divide the dough into 12 equal parts. Roll out each piece into about an 18 inch rope and then wrap the dough around a hot dog pinching the sealing ends so that it does not unfold.
11. 11Repeat with all 12 hot dogs and the rest of the dough.
12. 12Add about 3 pretzel dogs at a time in the water bath for about 30 seconds, with a strainer spatula remove the pretzel dogs then add them to the prepared baking sheet. Top with coarse salt if desired.
13. 13Bake the pretzel dogs at 450°F for about 14-16 minutes or until crispy and golden.