Turn a tube of refrigerated biscuit dough into pretzels—waffle pretzels! In less than 20 minutes, you’ll have a whole batch of these insanely addictive snacks. They taste just like a cinnamon sugar food court pretzel, no trip to the mall required.
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The difference between a pretzel and bread is that, like bagels, pretzel dough endures a quick bath in boiling water. But not just any water. To get that salty flavor and deep golden crust, a solution of water and baking soda is required.
With this in mind, I wondered if we could hack the pretzel-making part—which usually requires making a yeast dough, letting it rise, then boiling and baking it—by using ready-to-go Pillsbury biscuit dough, then baking it all in a waffle iron.
Great news! The answer is a resounding yes. And with this clever recipe, we turned out wonderful pretzel waffles, dunked ‘em in butter and sprinkled them with cinnamon sugar.
This waffle iron hack so clever (and delicious!), we plan to use it again and again. In less time than it takes to go to the mall (and for a lot less money), we had a whole batch of homemade pretzels. Don’t you just love a good, cheap DIY recipe?
Cinnamon Sugar Waffle Pretzels
- Prep Time 5 min
- Total 20 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 can (16.3 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Southern Homestyle Southern Recipe Biscuits (8 Count)
- 6-7 cups water
- 3 tablespoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons cinnamon
- Non-stick cooking spray
Instructions
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Step1Heat waffle iron to medium-high heat. Combine cinnamon and sugar together in a wide, shallow bowl. Open biscuit dough and roll individual biscuits into 3-inch rounds (about 1/2 inch thick).
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Step2Bring water to a boil in a deep-sided sauté pan. Once boiling, add baking soda and salt to the water. Gently lower biscuits into boiling water, cooking for about 60 seconds per side and flipping with a large, wide spatula.
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Step3Gently remove from water and transfer to a waffle iron generously coated with non-stick spray. Cook until deep golden brown.
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Step4Remove waffle and allow to cool slightly before dipping into melted butter, making sure to cover the whole surface.
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Step5Dip buttered waffles into the dish of cinnamon and sugar, coating both sides.
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Nutrition
590
Calories
30g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
77g
Total Carbohydrate
54g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 590
- Calories from Fat
- 270
- Total Fat
- 30g
- 46%
- Saturated Fat
- 19g
- 95%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 20%
- Sodium
- 850mg
- 35%
- Potassium
- 20mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 77g
- 26%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 54g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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