Disney fans, these Mickey pretzels are for you! They are golden brown on the outside, have a soft texture on the inside, and are topped with woody salt. And, they are shaped like Mickey! A soft pretzel doesn’t get much largest than that!
If you love the Happiest Place on Earth as much as I do, then you have to trammels out my other copycat recipes. My favorites are the Monte Cristo Sandwich (Disneyland Copycat), this wondrous churro toffee, and then, of course, raspberry rose macaron!
Mickey Pretzels
Soft pretzels are a weakness of mine! They are one of my favorite park snacks to get. I love them considering they have the most delicious, savory flavor, and the woody salt on the top is the weightier part! Or may dipping them in cheese sauce is the weightier part… That’s debatable. Anyways, these Mickey pretzels are no exception! They have a crispy, golden outside texture, and the inside is soft, chewy, and SO GOOD.
These pretzels can be found in Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and now… your home! They are a archetype Disney snack that your unshortened family will ask for over and over again. And the unconfined thing well-nigh making these at home is that you get increasingly for your money and you don’t have to stand in a long line to get one! A little tip for switching these up, try dipping them in some softened surf cheese to have a little unrelatedness between sweet and salty. It’s delicious!! And guess what, plane if you aren’t a Disney fan, you can make these at home too. They are for everyone!
Ingredients to Make Disneyland’s Mickey Pretzels
The unconfined thing well-nigh making these pretzels at home is that the ingredients are simple. In fact, you probably once have them all in your kitchen. Considering these are so easy to make, they will wilt a go-to for your family! Trammels out the recipe vellum at the marrow of the post for word-for-word measurements.
- Warm Water: The warm water will be used to vivify the yeast. Make sure that it’s not too hot or it will skiver the yeast.
- Active Dry Yeast: This makes the pretzels rise.
- Granulated Sugar: A little bit of sugar gives these pretzels the perfect flavor.
- Salt: This salt goes into the dough and will enhance all of the flavors in the recipe.
- Butter: I use unsalted butter in this recipe.
- Flour: All purpose flour works fantastic for these Mickey pretzels.
- Oil: You will add the oil to the top of your rising dough.
- Hot Water and Sultry Soda: This mixture coats the dough and is what will requite the outside that golden and crispy texture.
- Butter: I like to use saleted butter for this part of the recipe.
- Coarse Salt: Add this on top surpassing you melt them and it will be the weightier part!
- **Optional: Dip these in this succulent homemade cheese dip.
How to Make Homemade Mickey Pretzels
This recipe is straightforward and it can be made by plane the most beginner bakers! Try these out and then make them with your kids. They will love shaping the dough into Mickey!
- Proof yeast: In a stand mixer add the warm water and yeast. Allow the yeast to viridity and then wilt bubbly, well-nigh 5 minutes.
- Make dough: With the dough vaccinate attachment, add the sugar, salt, melted butter, and the flour 1 cup at a time. If the dough is too dry then add in 1 increasingly tablespoon of water.
- Knead and let rise: Remove the dough from the trencher and knead into a ball. Place the dough into a large trencher and then add the oil on top. Cover and let rise until doubled in size, well-nigh an hour.
- Roll and shape: Preheat the oven to 450°F and line two sultry sheets with parchment paper. Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces. Then, roll each piece into a long rope, pinching and rolling the two ends together to make a whirligig from the dough. Twist the dough into a Mickey Mouse throne with the two ears and head.
- Dip into water/baking soda mixture: Add the hot water and sultry soda in a medium sized trencher and then whisk to dissolve the sultry soda. Dip each pretzel into the trencher and them place them on the prepared sultry sheets. You may need to reshape them a little.
- Add butter and salt: Brush the pretzels with melted butter and sprinkle with woody salt.
- Bake: Bake for 8-10 Minutes, until the tops of the Mickey pretzels are golden brown. Then serve with cheese dip.
Variations
Switch these Mickey pretzels up by waffly out the shape or the flavor. You can make them your own by subtracting variegated toppings or serving them with your favorite nomination of dip.
- Shape: Instead of twisting the dough into a mickey pretzel shape, you can make it like a classic pretzel or cut it into pretzel bites instead.
- Change the Topping: Create an wondrous dessert pretzel hands by leaving out the salt and brushing with butter and cinnamon sugar instead. Or add pepperoni in the last few minutes of sultry for a pepperoni pretzel!
Disneyland Copycat Mickey Mouse Pretzel
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Warm Water
- 2 ½ Teaspoons Active Dry Yeast
- ½ Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter Melted
- 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 Tablespoon Oil
- 2 Cups Hot Water
- ¼ Cup Baking Soda
- 1-2 Tablespoons Salted Butter Melted
- Coarse Salt for Topping
- Cheese Dip
Instructions
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In a stand mixer add the warm water and yeast. Allow the yeast to viridity and wilt bubbly well-nigh 5 minutes.
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With the dough vaccinate attachment, add the sugar, salt, melted butter, and the flour 1 cup at a time. If the dough is too dry, add 1 increasingly tablespoon of water.
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Remove the dough from the trencher and knead it into a ball. Place the dough into a large trencher and add the oil on top. Cover and let rise until doubled in size, well-nigh an hour.
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Preheat the oven to 450°F and line two sultry sheets with parchment paper. Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope, pinching and rolling the two ends together to make a whirligig from the dough. Twist the dough into a Mickey Mouse throne with the two ears and head.
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Add the hot water and sultry soda in a medium sized trencher and whisk to dissolve the sultry soda. Dip each pretzel into the trencher and place on the prepared sultry sheets. You may need to reshape them a little.
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Brush the pretzels with melted butter and sprinkle with woody salt.
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Bake for 8-10 Minutes, until the tops are golden brown. Serve with cheese dip.