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Pumpkin Beer Soft Pretzels

September 10, 2015

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Homemade soft pretzels start out with pumpkin beer as a base! What goes together better than beer and pretzels?

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It’s finally football season. FI.NAL.LY. I seriously wait all year for it to be football season. And it’s here! At long last. What better way to kick it off than with beer soft pretzels, amiright? Right. And they are made with PUMPKIN beer. Is there anything they won’t cram pumpkin into? Nope. Thank goodness. All pumpkin, all the time.

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I wanted to share this recipe earlier in the day today, but even though it’s about 5:30pm (by the time I hit ‘publish’!), you could still actually make these soft pretzels, and have them fresh from the oven before 8:30pm kickoff. And with a ton of time to spare. They are quite quick. Easy too. And that’s coming from someone who is heavily challenged in the yeast-based breads department. If I can make them, anybody can make them. I typically don’t even attempt recipes requiring yeast, but I’ve made these 4 or 5 times with success.

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I ate the last batch in two days flat, without any help from my S.O. whatsoever. I don’t even think he had a single bite. They were gone too fast. Admittedly, I have a soft pretzel addiction anyway and lose all control around them, but these were exceptional.

They’re salty and buttery, of course, but  also slightly sweet and you catch a little bit of warm spices like cinnamon too. The beer flavor is detectable, but not overwhelming. You definitely know that pumpkin beer went into the dough, but it doesn’t overtake the whole flavor profile. It adds the perfect amount of pumpkin beer flavor, basically, while still feeling like it’s a traditional soft pretzel. I love them and am totally hooked. You can make them in an hour and a half… an hour of which is idle time while the dough rises. Easy peasy.

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If you get to work now, you could actually make these AND a pie, and still be sitting down for kickoff. 😉

So who are you rooting for tonight? I’m going to give it to you straight: I hate both teams. BUT, my disdain for one team trumps the other by a long shot. I dare not say which.

Happy football season!!!

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Pumpkin Beer Soft Pretzels

Homemade soft pretzels start out with pumpkin beer as a base! What goes together better than beer and pretzels?
Course Breads &amp, Rolls
Prep Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 8 pretzels
Author Sarah @ The Gold Lining Girl

Ingredients

  • 1 - 12 oz. bottle pumpkin beer I love Blue Moon's seasonal Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale, at room temperature
  • 1 envelope 1/4 oz. active dry yeast
  • 3 tbsp. unsalted butter melted
  • 2 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3 1/2 - 4 c. flour
  • 8 c. water
  • 1/2 c. baking soda
  • 3 tbsp. unsalted butter melted
  • coarse sea salt

Instructions

  1. Pour the room temperature beer into a microwave safe bowl or large mug. Microwave for 45 seconds. It should be about 100 degrees.
  2. Add the yeast to the beer, and stir until dissolved.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar, salt, 3 c. flour, and the yeast-beer mixture.
  4. Beat on medium speed until smooth.
  5. Add enough flour to form a soft, smooth dough, but still sticky.
  6. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead for 5-6 minutes, or until it's very smooth and elastic.
  7. Place in a large greased bowl, making sure to lightly grease the top of the dough, and cover it with plastic wrap.
  8. Let it rise until double in size, about 1 hour.
  9. Punch the dough down, and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.
  10. Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces.
  11. Roll the pieces into 18-inch ropes, and form into pretzel shapes.
  12. In a large pot, bring the water and baking soda to a boil.
  13. Carefully drop the pretzels, one at a time, into the boiling water.
  14. Boil for 1 minute, then remove from water with a slotted spoon, draining any excess water.
  15. Place the pretzels 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.
  16. Brush the melted butter onto the pretzels, and sprinkle them with coarse sea salt.
  17. Bake at 425 degrees for 10-11 minutes, or until golden brown.
  18. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Enjoy!!

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Filed Under: Bar Food (burgers, pizza, sandwiches), Breads & Muffins, Recipes, Snacks & Smoothies, Super Bowl, Thanksgiving 22 Comments

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  1. Medha @ Whisk & Shout says

    September 10, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    Pumpkin soft pretzels?! I’m so intrigued 🙂

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      September 11, 2015 at 2:16 pm

      Right?? They’re awesome!

      Reply
  2. Mira says

    September 11, 2015 at 11:56 am

    Never had pumpkin pretzels! These look so good! Great idea ! Pinnnig 🙂

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      September 11, 2015 at 2:16 pm

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  3. amanda says

    September 11, 2015 at 4:49 pm

    I have to try these! They look so yummy!

    Reply
  4. Sarah R. says

    September 18, 2015 at 7:19 am

    AMAZING- I just love this!! I love pretzels but can’t handle overly-salted foods, so making my own is really the best way to go. Must try it for sure. 🙂 Thank you so much for linking up at Snickerdoodle Sunday- hope to see you again this weekend.

    Sarah (Sadie Seasongoods)

    Reply
  5. Angeline P says

    September 19, 2015 at 10:01 pm

    Wow this sound amazing! I would have never thought to do this with pretzels 🙂 Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      September 29, 2015 at 10:26 pm

      So glad you like the recipe! I loved how the pumpkin beer gave the pretzels a little different, subtle flavor!

      Reply
  6. coolchillmom says

    September 20, 2015 at 8:57 pm

    Pumpkin beer and pumpkin pretzel??? I am all over this post!
    Thanks for sharing at the Best of the Blogosphere

    Reply
  7. Lou Lou Girls says

    September 21, 2015 at 2:22 pm

    I’m always so amazed by you! This looks so good! Pinned and tweeted. I appreciate you taking the time to party with us. I hope to see you on Monday at 7. Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls

    Reply
  8. Sahana says

    September 21, 2015 at 2:53 pm

    Never heard of pumpkin pretzels. Sounds good. Thank you for sharing with us @ #HomeMattersParty. We would love to have you again next week.

    Reply
  9. Ashley says

    September 22, 2015 at 8:40 am

    Thanks for linking up to last week’s Tasty Tuesday link up. I have added your recipe to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board. I hope that you’ll come back this week and link up some new recipes.

    Reply
  10. Kim says

    September 22, 2015 at 11:43 am

    These look like such a wonderful fall treat. I am also yeast challenged. I’ve pinned these to try soon. Thanks so much for sharing at the Weekend Potluck last week.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      September 29, 2015 at 10:33 pm

      Hahaha! ‘yeast-challenged’. That’s hysterical. I definitely fall under that category.

      Reply

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