{"id":23924,"date":"2020-04-26T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/blog\/?p=23924"},"modified":"2022-01-25T18:10:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T02:10:27","slug":"sourdough-cheddar-soft-pretzels-fun-homemade-treat-ourfamilytable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/sourdough-cheddar-soft-pretzels-fun-homemade-treat-ourfamilytable\/","title":{"rendered":"Sourdough Cheddar Soft Pretzels: Fun Homemade Treat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sourdough Cheddar Soft Pretzels are a savory cheesy snack with cheese in the pretzel and baked on top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My sourdough starter came out of hibernation last week when my fridge died. It was one of the few things I was able to save, hundreds of dollars of food had to be thrown out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, I still have my 15+ year old sourdough starter so that made me not as sad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you need sourdough starter I recommend asking local friends and neighbors if they have any they would be willing to share. Sourdough fans are more than happy to scoop out a little starter for someone else to join their passion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can't get it that way, you can start your own. My blogging buddy, Erin from The Spiffy Cookie has a great sourdough starter recipe and tutorial.<\/a> This is basically how I made mine years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now on to the pretzels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically I made a simple sourdough bread recipe and added cheese to the dough before baking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some soft pretzel places just shape it and then bake it... that isn't a pretzel! That is a pretzel shaped breadstick. Pretzels need to be quickly boiled in baking soda water before baking to get that distinctive pretzel taste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the shaping and rolling this is the method I find the easiest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rolling pretzels is pretty easy. Roll it out 16 inches, bring the ends around and cross over 2 inches from the top. Then move the ends back down to overlap the bottom. Be sure to pinch the connection points well so they stay together when boiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pretzels Everywhere!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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It is a pretzel-palooza this week. We are featuring pretzel recipes this week including homemade pretzels and recipes made with pretzels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n