Stir-Ins & Recipes

• 1 package Simply Homemade^® Pretzel Creations™
• 3/4 cup very warm water (120º to 130ºF)
• 1 tablespoon Mazola^® Corn Oil
• 1 cup semi-sweet OR white chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon Mazola^® Corn Oil
• Reserved salt, sprinkles OR candies for garnish

Combine pretzel mix and yeast in a large mixing bowl. Stir in water and corn oil until thoroughly combined. (Dough may be stiff; use hands if desired).

Cover dough and let rise 25 minutes in a warm, draft-free place. (Dough will not double in size.)

Place dough on a clean, dry surface and divide into 12 equal pieces. Cover with a towel to prevent dough from drying. Roll each piece into an 12-inch rope. Bring ends of each rope together and form a heart, pinching the ends together.

Cover formed pretzel hearts with a towel.

Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.

Combine 6 cups water with baking soda in a large deep saucepan until water boils (mixture will be foamy). Using a slotted spoon or spatula, dip one pretzel heart at a time into the boiling water allowing pretzel to gently slide off spoon into the water. Boil for 10 to 15 seconds, then remove the pretzel heart and place on baking sheet. Continue with remaining pretzels.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan and let cool on wire rack.

Once pretzels have cooled, melt chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon oil  in a small microwave-safe bowl for 30-second increments until chocolate chips have melted. Dip pretzel hearts in melted chocolate and sprinkle with reserved pretzel salt, sprinkles or small candies. Allow chocolate to sit for at least 15 minutes or until set.