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Soft Pretzels with Queso Dip

By Smart Cookie • Pretzels • Cuisine?
4.67 Prep: 35m Cook: 25m
Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ cups warm water
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
  • 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • cooking spray
  • 10 cups water
  • ⅔ cup baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon coarse salt to taste
  • ½ stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 cup white American cheese
  • ½ cup milk, or more as needed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ medium yellow onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup fire-roasted diced tomatoes, drained
  • ¼ (4 ounce) can pickled jalapeno pepper slices, diced
  • 2 tablespoons diced green chiles
Created: Sep 23, 2025 Updated: Sep 23, 2025