Easy Air Fryer Soft Pretzels {Recipe}

April 26 is National Pretzel Day, and since we have been having fun celebrating fun and wacky holidays in April, we had to make some soft pretzels.

We have really been loving our air fryer for the last couple of months so we decided to try and make air fryer soft pretzels.

This recipe for soft pretzels is pretty basic and easy to make plus they taste amazing.

Air Fryer Soft Pretzels

To make these Air Fryer Soft Pretzels it’s easiest if you have a stand mixer of some kind. I personally used a bosch mixer with a dough hook.

First, mix together 2 cups warm water and enough flour to make a pancake batter consistency (about 2-3 cups).

Then add the yeast, sugar, and salt to your mixture. Mix well.

Slowly mix in the rest of the flour until the dough is no longer sticky to the touch. Knead the dough for 5 minutes. I did the kneading with my dough hook in my mixer, but you could do it by hand if you need to.

While the dough is kneading mix together the warm water and baking soda in a medium-size shallow pan for the soda bath.

Once the dough is done mixing divide the dough into balls and then roll each ball into a pretzel shape. Getting the shape right will take some practice.

First, roll the dough into a long snake then grab each end twist over each other. It took a few tries but we finally got pretzels that actually look like pretzels.

I got about 10 medium size pretzels, you might get more or less depending on how big you make them.

Once your pretzels are shaped dip both sides of the pretzel in the soda bath and then put them in the air fryer.

We found that putting parchment paper in the bottom of the air fryer made it easier to get the pretzels out.

Make sure to leave plenty of space in the air fryer. I fit 2 smaller pretzels at a time in my large air fryer.

Bake the pretzels for about 5-7 minutes at 350. Make sure you watch the pretzels, it might take some trial and error to figure out the right temperature and timing for your air fryer.

Flip the pretzels over and bake for another minute to give the backside a good finish.

After taking the pretzels out of the air fryer brush them with butter and lightly sprinkle with salt.

Continue baking until all the pretzels are done and enjoy!

Yield: 6

Air Fryer Soft Pretzels

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Quick, Easy and Delicious Soft Pretzels

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

Soft Pretzels

• 2 C Water, Warm
• 2 Tbsp Yeast
• 7-8 C Flour
• 2 Tbsp Sugar

Baking Soda Wash

• 1 C Baking Soda
• 3 C Water, Warm

Topping

• 3 Tbsp Butter, Soft
• Coarse Salt

Instructions

1. Mix together 2 cups of water with enough flour to make a pancake batter (about 2-3 cups).
2. Add the yeast and sugar to the flour mixture.
3. Slowly mix in the rest of the flour until the dough is no longer sticky to the touch.
4. Knead the dough for 5 minutes. (I did the kneading with my dough hook in my mixer, but you could do it by hand.)
5. While the dough is kneading mix together the warm water and baking soda in a medium-size shallow pan for your soda bath.
6. Divide the dough into balls and then roll each ball into a pretzel shape (I got about 10 medium size pretzels)
7. Dip both sides of the pretzel in the soda bath and then put them in the air fryer. We found that putting parchment paper in the bottom of the air fryer made it easier to get the pretzels out.
8. Make sure to leave plenty of space in the air fryer. I fit 2-3 pretzels at a time in my air fryer.
9. Bake the pretzels for about 5-7 minutes at 350. Make sure you watch the pretzels, it might take some trial and error to figure out the right temperature and timing for your air fryer.
10. Flip the pretzels over and bake for another minute to give the backside a good finish.
11. After taking the pretzels out of the air fryer brush them with butter and lightly sprinkle with salt.
12. Continue baking until all the pretzels are done and enjoy!

Notes

You can bake these pretzels in the oven instead of the air fryer. Bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes. Be sure to spray the pan or use parchment paper. We found that the air fryer does give the pretzels a more golden finish than the oven.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1 pretzel
Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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