Easy Gluten-Free Soft Pretzels
Easy recipe for the most irresistible gluten-free soft pretzels!
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These Easy Gluten-Free Soft Pretzels are a new family favorite!
Golden on the outside, a perfect soft, fluffy and chewy texture, salty and so yummy, we can’t get enough of them… especially when they’re warm and straight from the oven.
Best part? They are just 5 ingredients, take 10 minutes to prep and bake in 22 minutes!
And that’s a really good thing right now… because with remote school 3 days a week, we’re looking for all the snacks!
And they are since they’re so simple to make, they are super kid friendly, not only to eat but to bake!
So let’s talk the recipe….
The recipe is adapted from the garlic knot recipe, which was adapted from Skinny Taste.
We love the garlic knot dough so much, we immediately started thinking of things we could make with it! And these gluten-free Soft Pretzels were the first thing that came to mind!
Just like garlic knots, my son hasn’t had many, in any, great gluten-free soft pretzels… until now.
We’ve been making these on repeat and I finally snuck a batch away to take a photo!
How to make Easy Gluten-Free Soft Pretzels
The dough is just 4 ingredients:
gluten-free all purpose flour (we used GFJules, affiliate link)
baking powder
kosher salt
plain Greek yogurt! (Yep the Greek yogurt works like magic!)
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Back to the gluten-free soft pretzels…
They make only 5 pretzels and while the recipe doubles well, instead, we keep making them fresh because it is one of the easiest recipes ever!
The dough comes together in literally a few minutes…
You mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
Then add in yogurt and mix the flour.
I mixed it well in my Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer, finding that the gluten-free dough benefited from the mixing and doesn’t require much kneading.
And when it’s done mixing (2-3 minutes), pulls away from the sides.
Next you knead the dough about 5-10 times. The dough isn’t sticky but I still find it best to put a bit of flour on my hands before kneading.
You might be tempted to skip the kneading step because they dough seems so pliable already, but it makes a difference and takes just a minute.
After kneading the dough, divide into 5 equal parts.
One at a time, roll a part into a ball, then using both hands roll the ball into a worm like strip about 11-12 inches long (I found it easiest to roll on a silcone mat).
Then form the dough into a pretzel braid by forming creating a loop with one side, then looping the other side over the top… there is no one way to make it look like a pretzel so don’t worry if yours doesn’t look perfect.
The dough is a dream to work with, holding together beautifully, pliable and stretchy… sometimes, if I don’t like the way one looks, I just re-roll it and re-shape it, it’s that pliable!
Next, generously brush tops, being sure to get all sides of the braid with melted butter or olive oil.
And sprinkle with coarse salt to taste.
When you sprinkle with salt before baking the salt really bakes into the top, giving you that salty, yummy pretzel taste!
If you want to add more salt after they bake, when they first come out of the oven, use your brush to lightly brush a little olive oil or butter while it’s still hot and sprinkle with more salt so that it sticks to the pretzel.
22 minutes later... Golden on the outside, soft and chewy on inside!
Just look at this when I break one apart.. soft, fluffy and amazing looking!
While they are amazing warm, straight from the oven, they can be warmed up in the microwave the next day to regain that fresh baked feel!
As for dipping.. believe it or not, most of my family eats them plain! But my husband loves to dip them in mustard and I keep thinking it would be fun to dip in a cheese sauce!
How do you like your pretzels? Leave me a comment and let me know because I’m working on some dipping sauces!
Whether you dip or not, these soft baked pretzels are an easy and delicious snack. Perfect as a Game Day snack, appetizer, side dish, after school snack or anytime basically!
Hope you love them as much as we do!
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