Easy Pretzel Dogs

Pickle Dogs on a wooden tray with a bowl of ketchup in front of it.

These Easy Pretzel Dogs are a delicious step up from an ordinary hot dog and perfect to enjoy on-the-go! Thanks to a tube of refrigerated pizza dough, these will be in the oven and on the table in a snap!

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: pretzel dogs

Calories: 300kcal

Author: Kelsey Byrnes

Equipment

One Baking Sheet
One Large Saucepan

Ingredients

One 13.8 ounce tube refrigerated pizza dough
6 hot dogs or smoked sausages*
8 cups water
1/2 cup baking soda
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon water
course sea salt optional
butter optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400℉ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Open the pizza dough package and unroll the dough; press into a rectangle.
One 13.8 ounce tube refrigerated pizza dough
Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into 6 equal strips.
Wrap each of the hot dogs (or sausages) with one of the dough strips.
6 hot dogs or smoked sausages*
Add the water and baking soda to a large saucepan and bring it to a boil.
8 cups water, 1/2 cup baking soda
Boil 2-3 pretzel dogs at a time for 30-45 seconds.
Carefully remove the pretzel dogs from the water, letting the excess water drip off, then place them on the parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolk and water; brush over the pretzel dogs; sprinkle with sea salt.
1 egg yolk, 1 tablespoon water, course sea salt
Bake for 12-14 minutes or until a deep golden brown.
Brush the pretzel dogs with butter, if desired and serve warm with ketchup and mustard.
butter

Notes

My favorite to use is Johnsonville's Bedder with Cheddar smoked sausage!

Nutritional information calculated with hot dogs and no added salt on top.

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