30-Minute Irish Soda Bread Beer Pretzels (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

[gringalicious]

Wouldn’t it be nice to have freshly baked, homemade soft pretzels everyday? Can’t you just imagine the smell and the chewy goodness that tastes so good covered in salt and dipped in cheese or mustard!

I’ve had moments that I imagined I could find some time everyday to make some and we could live the soft pretzel dream, but then I come back to reality with thoughts like “dream on!” and “fat chance!”. Yeah…um…not happening.

Pretzels just take too long when you make them for a big family and I wouldn’t mind this if I had extra time (ha!), but let’s just say I don’t think the pretzel dream life is within my grasp.

Now 30 minutes, that I can probably do most days. Did you know it was even possible? With some quick work and a little messiness you can have a hot pretzel 30 minutes from now. Awesome right?

What sane person can resist the flood of Irish recipes going on right now? I’ve seen so many Irish soda bread recipes recently that I’m starting to worry if people are ditching yeast. Must. Make. Soda Bread!

I snuck some beer into these and used part whole wheat flour because it just seemed like the Irish thing to do (sticking with the theme here). Another perk of adding the beer is that it helps create that yeasty flavor that you sort of lose when you use soda instead. So good.

I topped mine with the traditional sea salt and served with spicy mustard for dipping. A cheese sauce would be amazing with these but that would have defeated the “quick” part, but cheese is definitely a must next time. I’ll have to figure out how to work that into the 30 minute window. Another option is adding some fresh herbs to the dough (Yum!), or cinnamon and sugar (That’s something I’ve never done that would be interesting to try on a beer pretzel. I bet would be equally delicious!)

So what are you waiting for? Just 30 minutes and you can have your very own Irish soda bread beer soft pretzels with your choice of toppings and condiments!………and if you order now we’ll throw in this handy-dandy thingamabob, a rubber duck, and a new car! (Not really. I just felt like a commercial for a moment and got carried away.)

As always, the recipe is available upon request. The first request gets an upvote.

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Comments

[marconah]

Recipe plz

[gringalicious]

Ingredients

3 cups whole wheat flour
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 (8-ounce) can of beer
2/3 cup milk (almond milk or water for vegan)
1 tablespoon baking soda
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup baking soda
5 cups water
melted butter and course sea salt for topping (optional)
Instructions

1. Combine baking soda and water in a medium pot and bring to a boil.
   Meanwhile, mix beer, milk, sugar, salt, and soda in a large mixing bowl. Add flour a few cups at a time and mix well after each addition. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface.
2. Now preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 C) and line 2 baking trays with parchment or silicone pads *see note.Your soda water should be boiling by now so remove from heat when it is.
3. Knead dough for a few minutes to develop the gluten the divide into balls, 10 for mall-size pretzels and 20 for smaller snack-size pretzels. Form the balls into snakes and twist into pretzels. Brush water on the spot where the ends meet the base and press down lightly to stick.
4. Lay them about an inch apart on baking trays. Now dip each one in the hot soda water and place back on tray.
5. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes until the pretzels have puffed and outside is golden.
   If desired, brush with butter and sprinkle with sea salt

Notes

I reccomend sil-pads because the parchment may stick. If using parchment it's a good idea to grease it with butter. You can also just grease a baking pan and skip any liner.

[asridsyaref]

I admire your post my friend. It does not matter if I did not catch the first comment. I am glad you share delicious food. I am a mom who love cooking always follow your blog and I wish you luck. Thanks!

[gringalicious]

That's so kind @asridsyaref! Thank you so much.

[fullofhope]

I love chewy pretzels!! These look so yummy!!

[gringalicious]

Thanks @fullofhope! You're always so supportive!

[noboxes]

Fantastic food photography as always, super well done!!

[gringalicious]

I'm thrilled you like it @noboxes

[ajala]

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[nightgirl]

woo great

[gringalicious]

Thank you!

[agussafrizal]

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[andresfnl]

Great dish. write a recipe, Please !!!

[gringalicious]

Just shared it above @andresfnl! Thanks!

[andresfnl]

Today my internet is slow I think it had been the first. Sorry

[mprgrmmr]

Pretzels in 30 minutes?! Please post the recipe. ..resteeming this one.
Thank you.

[gringalicious]

So sweet of you. Thanks for reading @mprgrmmr!

[crissimoes]

Looks so tasty!

[gringalicious]

So glad you like it @crissimoes!

[sgtechservices]

Break, beer and pretzels. Three of my favourite things. Nice post @gringalicious. :)

[gringalicious]

Haha, right on @sgtechservices!

[howtostartablog]

The pretzels look really good!

[gringalicious]

Thanks @howtostartablog!

[adventureevryday]

Um, yeah, that would be nice to have fresh pretzels every day! These look amazing!

[gringalicious]

Thanks @adventureevryday!

[daljit]

Goooooood

[gringalicious]

I'm thrilled you like it @daljit!

[nanogivers]

what a treasure! made me hungry!! thanks for sharing

[gringalicious]

You're so very welcome @nanogivers!

[booster]

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[lifes-a-donut]

I love these! I may make them this week!

[gringalicious]

So glad you like them @lifes-a-donut!

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[progressivechef]

The addition of sugar and cinnamon could be really a great idea my friend...it will be so original!
I have never tried doing pretzels before, but will sure check out how you did it in that 30 minutes window though. Impressive as usual!

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much @progressivechef, you're right, some sugar and cinnamon would be a great idea

[woman-onthe-wing]

Oh yeah! Irish soda pretzels, how wonderful! I will HAVE to make these for my Irish hubby's Christmas hamper this year. I see your recipe has been requested already so I'll save it immediately... thank you for this!

[gringalicious]

"Christmas hamper " I'm looking forward to hearing more about that. Thanks for taking the time to comment on my post @woman-onthe-wing, I know you are incredibly busy

[woman-onthe-wing]

Never too busy to stop by your blog @gringalicious... and I do honestly mean that! :-)

[gringalicious]

That is so sweet of you!!

[creativewoman]

hi my dear @gringalicious, these pretzels looks so yummy, am very happy to get to recipe, because my husband @progressivechef, he likes so much salted pretzels, thank so much.

[gringalicious]

I hope this recipe can make him happy then. Thanks so much @creativewoman

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[amanat1993]

Wow

[gringalicious]

Thanks @amanat1993

[imbritish]

Upvoted. I'll be resteeming this now :]

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much @imbritish

[svfarms]

We do some soda type bread with our sour dough starter. Can't wait to try some pretzels! Thanks for the idea....

[gringalicious]

I hope I was able to inspire, thanks so much for commenting @svfarms

[jhelbich]

Muy buenas tus fotos y da hambre!!!! buen trabajo!

[gringalicious]

Muchas Gracias @jhelbich, muchas gracias!

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[zaheer2710]

nice post

[gringalicious]

Thanks

[offbeatbroad]

…and if you order now we’ll throw in this handy-dandy thingamabob, a rubber duck, and a new car!

LMAO! These little moments of silliness (aside from the great recipes) are why I have to read all your blog posts. So great.

I always have these big plans to make Irish soda bread for St Patrick's Day, and it has yet to happen... I think I'm usually too invested in all the other menu items I have planned and decide it'll take too long. But soft pretzels, those are an any time snack. Plus, only 30 min? That's my kind of recipe! haha

[gringalicious]

I am thrilled that you enjoy my humor. Sometimes, it just doesn't work. I am an expert smart ass, which often gets me in trouble.

I hope you're able to give this a try sometime and be sure to let me know how it turns out. Forgive me, I cannot remember if I have mentioned this to, but if you take any of my recipes and recreate them into your own post, I will make sure it gets upvoted, resteemed and promoted. Just please link to my original post, and add the gringalicious tag.

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[momskitchen]

OK these look great and I do love my beer !! Perfect combo !! Upped and resteemed to share with my foodie followers in my new @momskitchen blog ! 👍😋👍😋👍😋

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much for the resteem and great commenting Karen

[karenmckersie]

Your welcome!💕💕💕

[joalvarez]

I like how you added a beer into it. I bet it tastes so good. Will have to try this out since it looks easy to make and my boys love pretzels. Thank you again for sharing.

[gringalicious]

I know you can make these with huge success @joalvarez. Let me know how it turns out!

[joalvarez]

For sure. I'll let you know. Can't wait to make them.

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[gringalicious]

I take my work serious so thanks so much for noticing @lazariko12

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