These hummus stuffed pretzel bites use Sabra pizza hummus for a fun football (or anytime!) snack. A salty soft pretzel bite gives way to hummus filled center!
The first time I made pretzels was one of the most satisfying culinary feats of my life.
That sounds ridiculous, they’re pretzels not foie gras but seriously, I was like giddy with excitement.
I get that way with pretty much anything that involves a successful use of yeast but the two step, boil and bake thing pretzels got going on makes it that much better.
My thoughts on pretzels are pretty simple: life’s too short to waste any time eating hard pretzels when soft pretzels exist.
The end.
Especially, apple cinnamon pretzel twists. I’m a sucker for the sweet soft pretzel varieties.
I don’t think I’ve ever been tempted by the bowl of hard pretzels at a party.
I mean for real, the communion wafer at church tastes better than those things. Half the time they’re stale and the other half they’re still meh.
Chips win hands down at the “throw it in a bowl and mindlessly eat at a party” food, not pretzels.
I take that statement back though when it comes to homemade spicy seasoned pretzels, those are definitely right up there with chips.
Soft pretzels, now that’s a completely different story.
How can one pass up a soft salted doughy pretzel from the guy on the street corner in NYC to the Auntie Anne’s in the mall with that intoxicating cinnamon pretzel smell wafting around?
If you can, I deem you not human.
So with my beloved soft pretzels in mind, these pizza hummus stuffed pretzel bites came to be.
I hear it’s football season now (you all know how I feel about this ridiculous sport. If not, see this edamame dip post) and the only thing that means to me is TAILGATING FOOD.
Aka: pretty much the only good thing to come of this pig skin throwing, man tackling spectacle that takes over all televisions (except mine) every Sunday.
Since pizza (or garlic bread pizza) is pretty much a staple football food, I figured why not use Sabra’s pizza hummus to stuff inside a pretzel bite?
It’s like a two for one of tailgating goodness.
A salty browned outside opens up to a pizza hummus stuffed doughy inside only made better by a nice big dunk in some more hummus before eating. If I could have a pile of these alongside a prosciutto stromboli, during every game, I might actually turn into a football fan.
Want to try another weird way to love hummus? How about hummus pizza? So good, especially for fall with the flavors going on in that recipe!
Never thought I’d say this, but heck yeah, football!
More fun hummus themed bites perfect for football watching:
Spicy Hummus Stuffed Roasted Potato Cups
Chipotle Hummus Fundido
Buffalo Hummus Chicken Waffle Bites
Pizza Hummus Stuffed Pretzel Bites
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1 package, 2 1/4 teaspoons active yeast
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- about 4 ounces hummus
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2/3 cup baking soda
- coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Combine the warm water and yeast in a small bowl and let sit for about 5 minutes until the yeast blooms.
- Add the flour, salt and yeast mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.
- Mix on medium speed for about 3-5 minutes until the dough comes together in a ball around the hook. If needed, add a tablespoon or two of water to get the dough to come together more easily.
- Coat the bottom and sides of a medium bowl with the olive oil.
- Turn the dough out and form into a ball, place in the greased bowl, cover with a towel and set aside in a warm place to rise for 1-2 hours until about doubled in size.
- Once risen, punch the dough down and roll out into a square. Cut into 16 pieces about 2×2 inches each.
- Place a teaspoon or so of hummus in the middle of each square. Do not overfill, this will make things messy when trying to pinch closed later.
- Brush the beaten egg around the edges of each piece then fold the sides together and pinch closed with your fingers and set aside. Repeat with remaining squares.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Once boiling, add the baking soda slowly.
- Drop the pretzel bites into the boiling water 3-4 at a time for about 1-2 minutes each. Remove with a strainer and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining pretzel bites.
- Brush pretzel bites with remaining egg. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt and bake for about 15 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and serve warm with additional hummus for dipping.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
*This post is sponsored by Sabra. All content and opinions are my own.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
hummus, pizza, and pretzels. these are PERFECT
Those hummus bites look soooo delicious. Can’t wait to make them tonight. Thanks for posting this great recipe :)