Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Recipe
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Hy-Vee Test Kitchen
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Description
Serve up a delicious appetizer for game day, or any day! Using pizza dough to create the pretzel ring, you'll have an easy dippable snack to share.
Servings and Ingredients
Ingredients
Serves 6
| Quantity | Ingredient | Add |
|---|---|---|
| 4 tbsp. Hy-Vee salted butter, divided | ||
| 1 (13.8-oz.) pkg. Hy-Vee pizza dough | ||
| 5 Johnsonville cooked beer brats | ||
| 1 tsp. Hy-Vee baking soda | ||
| ½ c. boiling water | ||
| 1 Hy-Vee egg yolk | ||
| ½ tsp. white sesame seeds | ||
| 1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. kosher salt | ||
| 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour | ||
| ½ c. Hy-Vee whole milk | ||
| 6 oz. brown ale | ||
| 1 tsp. Hy-Vee Worcestershire sauce | ||
| 1 tsp. Hy-Vee Dijon mustard | ||
| ½ tsp. Hy-Vee garlic powder | ||
| ½ tsp. Hy-Vee cayenne pepper | ||
| 1 ½ c. Hy-Vee cheddar cheese chunk, shredded | ||
| 1 tsp. fresh thyme |
Things To Grab
- 9-inch springform pan
- Small saucepan
- Whisk
Directions
Lightly brush the inside of a 9-inch springform pan with 2 tablespoons melted butter. Set greased springform pan on top; set aside.
Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan and add baking soda. Once baking soda is dissolved, remove from heat and set aside to cool.
Unroll pizza dough and cut into 5 sections. Wrap each bratwurst with one square of pizza dough. Slice each pizza dough-wrapped brat into 4 equal pieces and place brat side up, ¼-inch apart, in prepared springform pan. Line 12 wrapped brats around the inside edge of pan, then line 8 wrapped brats for inner ring. Leave an empty space in the middle for sauce bowl to be placed after cooking.
Brush the dough with cooled baking soda and water mixture; brush with egg yolk. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until pizza dough is golden brown and brats are heated through.
Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan. Whisk in flour and cook, stirring constantly, over medium-low heat until mixture begins to bubble, about 2 to 3 minutes. Vigorously whisk in milk and then beer; whisk until mixture thickens. Add Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, cayenne pepper; continue to whisk vigorously until mixture is smooth.
Stir in cheese and whisk until melted; remove from heat. Serve brat ring with beer cheese and garnish with fresh thyme, if desired.
Recipe Source:
Bratwurst Pretzel Ring Episode