I must say, now that I have started making these hot dog buns for my children, they will not eat any other hot dog roll (well, besides our famous New England-style hot dog rolls that is).
I didn’t add the extra-coarse salt on top, purely for health reasons, but by all means, sprinkle some pretzel or coarse-grained salt over the top of the beaten egg if desired. These are dense yet manageable, crispy yet soft… just plain perfect.
Need a starter recipe for your Pretzel Hot Dog Buns? Try these Beer and Barbecue Stuffed Pretzels!
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm milk
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon each garlic and onion powder
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup baking soda
- 1 egg, beaten well
Preparation
- 1 Combine milk, brown sugar and yeast in a large bowl, whisking until sugar is well incorporated. Let sit until the yeast foams a little, about 10 minutes
- 2 Add the garlic and onion powder, flour and salt to yeast mixture
- 3 Mix well with a sturdy wooden spoon until it comes together and leaves the side of the bowl
- 4 If using a stand mixer, use hook attachment, but you will need to add an additional cup of flour
- 5 Loosely cover with a dry towel and let rise for an hour or so, or until double in bulk
- 6 Grease a 2 cookie sheet pans with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. Using a well-floured work surface, knead dough for 1 minute, or until no longer sticky
- 7 Pinch off between 8-10 uniform balls, depending on the size you desire, of dough and roll each into logs measuring about 78-inches in length
- 8 Place on one of the prepared pans, spray the top of each roll with nonstick cooking spray and cover loosely with film wrap
- 9 Let rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425 F
- 10 Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Whisk in the baking soda
- 11 Place the logs of dough, 3 at a time, into the boiling water Gently roll around in water for 10 seconds
- 12 Lift out to drain excess for a second or two before placing on the other prepared pan. Repeat with remainder of logs
- 13 Brush each with the beaten egg and make shallow slits on top of each roll with a sharp knife
- 14 Bake 16-18 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Remove from oven to cool
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