These little morsels of yumminess are out-of-this-world great. Add a little warm cheese sauce for dipping and I’ve got a plate of … well, pretzel bites that are going to disappear in a seriously mind-bogglingly-fast amount of time.
Place warm water, flour, brown sugar and yeast into your bread machine in the order listed.
Select dough cycle and let process.
Flour a flat surface and turn the dough out into a large ball. Roll flat and cut into 8 equally-sized pieces.
Roll each piece into a 12" rope about 1" thick. Cut into bite-sized pieces. Depending on how well I rolled my dough I got 6-8 bites out of each.
For the pretzel bites
Bring 2 quarts of water and the baking soda to a fast boil.
Preheat oven to 425 F.
Working small batches, add the dough pieces to the boiling water and boil for 10 seconds. Remove to a baking sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick spray or is lined with s silpat.
Bake the bites for 10 minutes or until just turning brown.
Lightly brush the bites with butter and sprinkle with salt. Return to the oven to get golden brown.