Description
These Steak Cheese Stuffed Pretzels combine tender cooked steak and melty cheese, wrapped in homemade golden pretzel dough. Perfect for game day, gatherings, or a hearty meal, these soft, chewy pretzels deliver comfort food flavor in every bite. Customize your cheese and fillings for the ultimate crowd-pleaser.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2¼ tsp instant dry yeast
- ⅔ cup warm water
- 1 cup boiling water
- 2 Tbsp baking soda
- 14 oz shaved steak (cooked)
- 8 oz Monterey Jack cheese
- 6 oz Extra Sharp Cheddar
- ½ Tbsp pretzel salt
- 1 Tbsp melted butter
Instructions
- Using countertop mixer with dough hook, combine flour, salt, sugar, softened butter, onion powder, yeast and warm water. Mix on medium speed for 5 minutes until soft dough forms.
- Transfer dough to oiled bowl, cover and let rise at room temperature for 45 minutes.
- Combine boiling water and baking soda, stir until dissolved. Set aside to cool. Cook steak and cube cheeses during this time.
- Divide risen dough into 12 equal pieces. Roll each into 3″x 5″ rectangle.
- Distribute cooked steak and cheese cubes evenly across dough pieces.
- Fold bottom up, then sides over. Pinch seams together at top. Repeat for all pieces.
- Set oven to 450°F.
- Place each pretzel in baking soda mixture for 2 minutes. Spoon mixture over top if needed.
- Spray baking pan with non-stick spray. Transfer pretzels to pan.
- Sprinkle tops with coarse salt. Let sit uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Bake 11-13 minutes until golden brown on top.
- Remove from oven and brush with melted butter before serving.
Notes
- Keep dough covered while working to prevent drying out – work with one piece at a time
- Don’t overstuff the pretzels or they’ll burst during baking – less is more for perfect sealing
- Make sure the baking soda bath has cooled to room temperature before dipping pretzels
- Pinch seams tightly and place seam-side down on baking pan for best results
- Brush with melted butter immediately after baking while pretzels are still hot for maximum flavor
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Main / Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American Comfort Food
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pretzel
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
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