Pizza Pretzel Recipe

Ingredients needed: For the Pizza Filling: 1/2 cup finely shredded mozzarella cheese (2 oz) 1/2 cup finely chopped pepperoni 2 tablespoons pizza sauce For the pretzels: 1 can (13.8 oz) Pillsbury refrigerated classic pizza crust 2 cups water 1/4 cup baking soda 1 egg 1 tablespoon water Coarse (kosher or sea) salt Pizza sauce, as desired

How to: Heat oven to 400°F. In small bowl, mix Filling ingredients; set aside. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Unroll dough onto lightly floured surface; roll into 14x12-inch rectangle. Using pizza cutter, cut dough lengthwise into 4 strips. Spoon about 1/4 cup of the filling onto long edge of each dough strip. Stretch dough over filling; brush edges with water, and pinch to seal. Pick up ends of filled dough, and stretch to make 24-inch rope.

To make pretzel shape, form each rope into U shape. Twist ends twice. Press down where dough overlaps in an "X" to hold shape. Pick up ends and fold over so they rest over bottom of U shape. In medium microwavable bowl, microwave 2 cups water uncovered on High about 2 minutes or until hot. Add baking soda; stir until dissolved. Dip each pretzel, 1 at a time, into water mixture. Immediately remove from water with large pancake turner; let stand about 5 minutes. In small bowl, beat egg and 1 tablespoon water with whisk; brush pretzels with egg mixture.

5 Place pretzels on cookie sheet; sprinkle with salt. Bake 11 to 15 minutes or until tops of pretzels are dark golden brown. Serve with pizza sauce. Add me and I'll accept ought away! Follow for more tips ❤️