{"id":1101,"date":"2026-01-22T19:48:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2026-01-22T19:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:48:37","slug":"cheese-stuffed-pretzels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/cheese-stuffed-pretzels\/","title":{"rendered":"CHEESE STUFFED PRETZELS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>CHEESE STUFFED PRETZELS<\/h2>\n<p>Soft on the inside, golden and chewy on the outside, with melty cheese in every bite!<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<h4>Dough<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>3 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon instant yeast<\/li>\n<li>1 cup warm water<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons melted butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Filling<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For Boiling<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>6 cups water<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons baking soda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Topping<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Melted butter<\/li>\n<li>Coarse salt or pretzel salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<h3>Make the Dough<\/h3>\n<p>In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast.<br \/>\nAdd the warm water and melted butter, then knead until a soft, smooth dough forms.<br \/>\nCover and let rest for <strong>1 hour<\/strong>, or until doubled in size.<\/p>\n<h4>Stuff the Pretzels<\/h4>\n<p>Divide the dough into equal portions.<br \/>\nFlatten each piece and place a cube of mozzarella in the center.<br \/>\nWrap the dough tightly around the cheese and seal well to prevent leaking.<br \/>\nShape into balls or classic pretzel shapes.<\/p>\n<h4>Boil in Baking Soda Water<\/h4>\n<p>Bring the water to a boil and add the baking soda.<br \/>\nBoil each pretzel for <strong>20\u201330 seconds<\/strong>, then remove and place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0Bake<\/h4>\n<p>Preheat the oven to <strong>200\u00b0C (400\u00b0F)<\/strong>.<br \/>\nBake for <strong>15 minutes<\/strong>, or until golden brown.<\/p>\n<h4>5\ufe0f\u20e3 Finish &amp; Serve<\/h4>\n<p>Brush the hot pretzels with melted butter.<br \/>\nSprinkle with coarse salt and serve warm.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure the dough is sealed tightly so the cheese doesn\u2019t escape<\/li>\n<li>You can add garlic powder or herbs to the butter for extra flavor<\/li>\n<li>Best enjoyed warm while the cheese is perfectly melted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHEESE STUFFED PRETZELS Soft on the inside, golden and chewy on the outside, with melty cheese in every bite! \u00a0Ingredients&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1101"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1103,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101\/revisions\/1103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}