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Dessert for 6

Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Bites

$5.11for 4155 minServes 6

Yeast dough becomes bite-size pretzels, dips in baking soda water, bakes golden, and gets cinnamon sugar and icing.

Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Bites

Photo: cookingclassy.com

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Butter, 5 oz$0.40/oz typical5 oz$2.00Typical price
Cream cheese, 4 oz$0.30/oz typical4 oz$1.20Typical price
Heavy cream, 1 oz$0.22/oz typical1 oz$0.23Typical price
Total for the servings shown$7.67

Swaps

  • Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
  • Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarOlive and cooking oilFlourBaking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

  • 155 minstart to table
  • Involveddifficulty
  • 6servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDessertsGame day

Typical price

$1.28 per serving$5.11 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp packed light-brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour (optional)
  • 3 cups hot water
  • 1/4 cup baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream

Steps

  1. Stir the yeast, warm water, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together, then rest the mixture for 10 minutes.
  2. Add the oil, salt, bread flour, and enough all-purpose flour to make a soft dough, then knead it for 8 minutes.
  3. Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for 70 minutes.
  4. Roll the dough into ropes, cut it into bite-size pieces, and rest the pieces for 20 minutes.
  5. Heat the oven to 425 F, stir the baking soda into the hot water, dip each piece briefly, and place the pieces on baking sheets.
  6. Bake the pretzel bites for 12 to 15 minutes, then toss them with melted butter, cinnamon, and sugar.
  7. Beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream into icing.

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