{"id":23742,"date":"2026-06-06T10:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T17:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=23742"},"modified":"2026-06-06T10:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T17:17:48","slug":"soft-pretzel-rolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/soft-pretzel-rolls\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Pretzel Rolls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tasty-recipes-67648\" class=\"tasty-recipes tasty-recipes-67648 tasty-recipes-print tasty-recipes-has-image\" data-tr-id=\"67648\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"primary-color.background-color\">\n<header class=\"tasty-recipes-entry-header\">\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-header-content clearfix\">\n<p><em>This recipe is brought to you by Sally&#8217;s Baking Addiction.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is a recipe brief for my own use.\u00a0\u00a0<strong class=\"tasty-recipes-label\">Find the entire recipe (with photos and video) online<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/easy-pretzel-rolls\/\">https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/easy-pretzel-rolls\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pub_300x250 pub_300x250m pub_728x90 text-ad textAd text_ad text_ads text-ads text-ad-links ad ad01 banner_ad banner-ad content_ad content-ad\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"tasty-recipes-title\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"h2-color.color h2-transform.text-transform\">Easy Pretzel Rolls<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-rating\">\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-rating-outer\">\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-rating-inner\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-rating-stars\"> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-ratings-buttons tasty-recipes-no-ratings-buttons\" data-tr-default-rating=\"4.9\"> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-rating\" data-tr-checked=\"1\"> <i class=\"checked\" data-rating=\"5\"> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-screen-reader\"> 5 Stars <\/span> <\/i> <\/span> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-rating\"> <i class=\"checked\" data-rating=\"4\"> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-screen-reader\"> 4 Stars <\/span> <\/i> <\/span> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-rating\"> <i class=\"checked\" data-rating=\"3\"> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-screen-reader\"> 3 Stars <\/span> <\/i> <\/span> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-rating\"> <i class=\"checked\" data-rating=\"2\"> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-screen-reader\"> 2 Stars <\/span> <\/i> <\/span> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-rating\"> <i class=\"checked\" data-rating=\"1\"> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-screen-reader\"> 1 Star <\/span> <\/i> <\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-rating-label\"><span class=\"rating-label\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\"><span class=\"average\">4.9<\/span> from <span class=\"count\">109<\/span> reviews<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-details\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"author\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-label\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\"> Author:<\/span> <a class=\"tasty-recipes-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/about-sally-mckenney\/\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\">Sally McKenney<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"prep-time\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-label\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\"> Prep Time:<\/span> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-prep-time\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\">1 hour, 30 minutes<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"cook-time\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-label\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\"> Cook Time:<\/span> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-cook-time\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\">25 minutes<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"total-time\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-label\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\"> Total Time:<\/span> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-total-time\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\">2 hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"yield\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-label\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\"> Yield:<\/span> <span class=\"tasty-recipes-yield\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\">12 rolls<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-entry-content\">\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-description\">\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-description-body\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"body-color.color\">\n<p><em>Making easy pretzel rolls from scratch is simpler than you think. Follow this easy and approachable way to make them at home!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-ingredients\">\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-ingredients-header\">\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-ingredients-clipboard-container\">\n<h3 data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"h3-color.color h3-transform.text-transform\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-units-scale-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-ingredients-body\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"body-color.color\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-amount=\"1\">1<\/span>\u00a0and 1\/2 cups (360ml)\u00a0<strong>warm water<\/strong> (lukewarm\u2014no need to take temperature but around 100\u00b0F (38\u00b0C) is great)<\/li>\n<li><span data-amount=\"2\">2<\/span>\u00a0and 1\/4 teaspoons (<span data-amount=\"7\" data-unit=\"g\">7g<\/span>)\u00a0<strong>instant\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0<strong>active dry yeast<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(<span data-amount=\"1\">1<\/span>\u00a0standard packet)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span data-amount=\"0.25\" data-unit=\"cup\">1\/4 cup<\/span> (<span data-amount=\"4\" data-unit=\"tablespoon\">4 Tablespoons<\/span>; <span data-amount=\"56\" data-unit=\"g\">56g<\/span>) <strong>unsalted butter<\/strong>, divided<\/li>\n<li><span data-amount=\"1\" data-unit=\"teaspoon\">1 teaspoon<\/span> <strong>salt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span data-amount=\"1\" data-unit=\"tablespoon\">1 Tablespoon<\/span> <strong>brown sugar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span data-amount=\"3\">3<\/span> and 3\/4\u20134 cups (469\u2013<span data-amount=\"500\" data-unit=\"g\">500g<\/span>) <strong>all-purpose flour <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/how-to-measure-baking-ingredients\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/measuring-101\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1551903885981000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGF05WWo40B0PMkEIaeHLoS2i39Yg\">spooned &amp; leveled<\/a>), plus more for work\u00a0surface<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3AdcVJR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><strong>coarse sea salt<\/strong><\/a> for sprinkling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Baking Soda Bath<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span data-amount=\"0.5\" data-unit=\"cup\">1\/2 cup<\/span> (<span data-amount=\"120\" data-unit=\"g\">120g<\/span>) <strong>baking soda<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span data-amount=\"9\" data-unit=\"cup\">9 cups<\/span> (2,160ml) <strong>water<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-instructions\">\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-instructions-header\">\n<h3 data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"h3-color.color h3-transform.text-transform\">Instructions<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-instructions-body\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"body-color.color\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Whisk yeast and warm water together. Allow to sit for 1 minute. Meanwhile, melt 1 Tablespoon of butter (reserve the rest for step 7).<\/li>\n<li>Whisk in salt, brown sugar, and melted butter. Slowly add 3 cups of flour, 1 cup at a time.<\/li>\n<li>Mix with a wooden spoon or dough hook attached to a stand mixer until dough is thick.<\/li>\n<li>Add 3\/4 cup more flour until the dough is no longer sticky. If it is still sticky, add 1\/4\u20131\/2 cup more, as needed. Poke the dough with your finger\u2014if it bounces back, it is ready to knead.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Knead the dough: Keep the dough in the mixer and beat for an additional 5 full minutes, or knead by hand on a lightly floured surface for 5 full minutes. (If you\u2019re new to bread-baking, read Sally&#8217;s\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/how-to-knead-dough\/\">How to Knead Dough<\/a> video tutorial can help here.) <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>If the dough becomes too sticky during the kneading process, sprinkle 1 teaspoon of flour at a time on the dough or on the work surface\/in the bowl to make a soft, slightly tacky dough. Do not add more flour than you need because you do not want a dry dough. After kneading, the dough should still feel a little soft. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Poke it with your finger\u2014if it slowly bounces back, your dough is ready to rise. You can also do a \u201cwindowpane test\u201d to see if your dough has been kneaded long enough: tear off a small (roughly golfball-size) piece of dough and gently stretch it out until it\u2019s thin enough for light to pass through it. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hold it up to a window or light. Does light pass through the stretched dough without the dough tearing first? If so, your dough has been kneaded long enough and is ready to rise. If not, keep kneading until it passes the windowpane test. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rise: <\/strong>Place in a large greased bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and allow to rise in a warm environment for 1 hour or until nearly doubled in size. (<strong>Tip:<\/strong> I preheat my oven to 200\u00b0F (93\u00b0C), turn it off, place the dough inside and shut the oven. This is the warm environment.)<\/li>\n<li>Once risen, punch down dough to release any air bubbles. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and, with a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut dough into 1\/3-cup (about 75g) sections. You should have about 12 pieces. Shape into balls for larger pretzels, or 24 balls for pretzel bites.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F (204\u00b0C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat OR line a 9\u00d713 baking pan with parchment paper (I use a baking pan). Set aside.<\/li>\n<li>Bring baking soda and 9 cups of water to a boil in a large pot. Drop 1\u20132 pretzel rolls into the boiling water for 20\u201330 seconds. Any longer than that and your pretzels will have a metallic taste.<\/li>\n<li>Using a slotted spatula, lift the pretzel roll out of the water and allow excess water to drip off. Place pretzel rolls onto prepared baking sheet or close together in the baking pan. Using a sharp knife, score a couple slits into the top of each.<\/li>\n<li>Melt the remaining butter. Lightly brush each roll with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 22\u201326 minutes or until deep golden brown on all sides.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from the oven and serve warm. Pretzel rolls may be stored in an airtight container or zip-top bag for up to 3 days (they lose a little softness over time).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-notes\">\n<h3 data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"h3-color.color h3-transform.text-transform\">Notes<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-notes-body\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"body-color.color\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Make Ahead Instructions:<\/strong> If planning to freeze baked pretzel rolls, do not top them with coarse salt before baking. Cool completely, then freeze in an airtight freezer-safe container or zip-top bag for up to 3 months. To reheat, brush frozen pretzel rolls (no need to thaw) with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse salt, then bake at 350\u00b0F (177\u00b0C) for 20 minutes or until warmed through, or microwave until warm. The prepared pretzel dough can be covered and refrigerated for up to one day or frozen in an airtight container for 2\u20133 months. Thaw frozen dough in the refrigerator overnight. Bring to room temperature, then continue with step 3.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Recipe_6_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-recipe adthrive-recipe-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CJiBkamO85QDFY5WCAQdYT0pJg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recipe is brought to you by Sally&#8217;s Baking Addiction. This is a recipe brief for my own use.\u00a0\u00a0Find the entire recipe (with photos and video) online: https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/easy-pretzel-rolls\/ Easy Pretzel Rolls 5 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 2 Stars 1 Star 4.9 from 109 reviews Author: Sally McKenney Prep Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes Cook &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/soft-pretzel-rolls\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Soft Pretzel Rolls&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,219,185],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grandpas-private-collection","category-sallys-baking-addiction","category-third-party-material"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23743,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23742\/revisions\/23743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}