Pizza Pretzel Sticks are made super easy by using store bought pizza crust, stuffed with cheese and pepperoni, and served with pizza sauce for dipping!
- 2 13.8 oz tubes pizza dough (I used Pillsbury)
- 1 16 oz block mozzarella cheese
- 48 slices pepperoni
- Italian seasoning
- 8 cups water
- 1/3 cup baking soda
- 1 egg
- kosher salt
- Optional: pizza sauce for dipping
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Lay the pizza dough flat, roll it out slightly, and cut each pizza dough crust into 8 equal rectangles.
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Cut the block of mozzarella cheese into 16 equal size cheese sticks (pictures in post above)
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Place 3 pieces of pepperoni and a cheese stick in the center of each pizza dough rectangle.
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Sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
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Fold the dough over the pepperoni and cheese filling and pinch closed, trying not to stretch the dough too much.
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Bring 8 cups of water to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and stir in the baking soda.
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Place a pizza pretzel on a fork (not poking through the dough, just on top, pictures in post above) and gently dip it in the simmer water for 5 seconds. Lift it out of the water and place on a lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining pizza pretzels.
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Beat the egg in a bowl and brush the tops of each with the egg and sprinkle with kosher salt.
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Bake in a 400 degree oven for 12 to 14 minutes.