Pretzel Buns with Grilled Dogs and Spicy Cheese Sauce

Name: Pretzel Buns with Grilled Dogs and Spicy Cheese Sauce
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 packet active dry yeast; 118 milliliters baking soda; 8 natural casing all-beef franks; 237 milliliters bread flour; 340 grams pasteurized cheese food, such as Velveeta, chopped; 1 Tbsp diced pickled cherry peppers in jar; 8 servings Pretzel salt or coarse ground sea salt, for sprinkling; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 2 small cloves garlic, grated; 2 Tbsps honey; 1 Tbsp pickled jalapeno juice; 59 milliliters light brown sugar; 237 milliliters milk; 2 Tbsps milk; 59 milliliters pickled jalapenos, chopped for garnish, optional; 1 Tbsp diced pickled jalapenos; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter

You can never have too many bread recipes, so give Pretzel Buns with Grilled Dogs and Spicy Cheese Sauce a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 472 calories, 13g of protein, and 18g of fat each. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes. Head to the store and pick up brown sugar, pickled jalapeno juice, natural casing all-beef franks, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.

Instructions

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In a small saucepan, heat the milk, 1/2 cup water, sugar and honey to 105 to 110 degrees F.

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Sugar

Water

Milk

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Add to the bowl of a stand mixer.

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Bowl

Sprinkle the yeast over the water mixture and wait for at least 10 to 15 minutes until the yeast blooms.

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Water

Yeast

In a separate saucepan over medium heat, add the butter and garlic and cook until the butter is melted and the garlic is fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Butter

Garlic

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Combine the all-purpose flour and bread flour in a mixing bowl.

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Bread Flour

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Mixing Bowl

Add the flour mixture to the bowl with the blooming yeast, and then add in the melted butter and garlic mixture.

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Butter

Garlic

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

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Mix on medium speed until the dough has come together and is smooth and elastic in texture and pulling away from the sides of the bowl, 5 to 7 minutes.

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Dough

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Line 2 baking sheets with silicone mats.Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured cutting board and form into a ball.

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Dough

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Cutting Board

Cut into 4 equal pieces, and then cut those in half to form 8 equal pieces. Using your hands, roll each piece into a ball and place onto a prepared baking sheet. Cover with a dish cloth and let them rest in a warm place for 12 to 15 minutes.

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Roll

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Once rested, lightly dust your work surface again and roll the balls into 7-inch logs.

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Roll

Place onto the other prepared baking sheet, cover, place back in the warm spot and let rest for an additional 30 minutes.

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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

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Place one oven rack high and one low. Line 2 more baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper.

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In a large pot, bring 8 cups water to a boil, and then add the baking soda. In batches, place the dough in the water and cook for 30 seconds on each side.

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Baking Soda

Dough

Water

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Using a slotted spatula, remove the logs and place onto the prepared baking sheets.

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Sprinkle the logs with pretzel salt as they come out of the water, to ensure the salt sticks. Then cut 3 diagonal slits on top of the bread, not too deep.

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Pretzels