Cheesy Garlic & Herb Pretzels

Want to know a secret? Despite my career in pastry, I’m more of a savory person than a sweet person! Where some people crave chocolate chip cookies or slices of cake, I gravitate towards wedges of cheese, salty pretzels, or nachos. To honor my affection for the magical cheese + carbs duo, I bring you these savory, delicious cheesy garlic & herb pretzels.

While I love all cheese, my desert island cheese selection would be a sharp white cheddar. Cabot Creamery makes some of the best sharp cheddar around, so I was thrilled when they asked me to develop a special recipe using their cheddar cheese!

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Not only does Cabot Creamery make incredibly delicious cheese and butter, they’re also a company who really lives up to their values. They’re a cooperative owned by farm families throughout New England and New York, and 100% of Cabot’s profits go back to the farmers. In addition, Cabot is a certified B Corp, which means that in addition to making cheese, they also work for the betterment of their employees, communities, and environment. Y’all know I believe that food is so important in how we build healthy, happy communities, so I love the work that Cabot is doing!

The lowdown on these cheesy garlic & herb pretzels

I wanted to develop a recipe for Cabot Creamery that highlighted both their delicious cheese and sweet cream butter, so these cheesy garlic & herb pretzels were born! These soft pretzels have cheddar cheese and herbs in the dough, and then they’re brushed with garlic butter right after baking. For bonus deliciousness, serve the soft pretzels with even more garlic butter for dipping!

You can use any soft herbs you like for these pretzels; I used a blend of dill and parsley. You can also use your favorite Cabot Creamery cheese flavor! I chose their Extra Sharp White Cheddar because I love how the tanginess of the cheese comes through, but you absolutely could not go wrong with any of their flavors (like how good would these be with their Pepper Jack?!)

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Don’t be daunted by the number of steps in this recipe for cheesy garlic & herb pretzels. I realize it looks like a lot, but the dough comes together really easily and the bake time is short. There is the added step of making tangzhong for these soft pretzels, which involves cooking flour and water into a paste. By making tangzhong, we’re gelatinizing the starch in some of the flour which will keep the pretzels extra-soft!

A few other notes about these cheesy garlic & herb pretzels:

• I really, really recommend using lye for these soft pretzels! You can order lye from Amazon pretty easily, and it gives the pretzels a color, flavor, and chew that you’re just not going to get from a baking soda bath. If you’re feeling nervous about working with lye, King Arthur has some great tips for using it safely.
• This recipe calls for bread flour over all purpose flour to make the pretzels nice and chewy! Stick with bread flour if at all possible.

The inspiration

• Auntie Anne’s airport pretzels, always
• Pretzels dipped in beer cheese
• Garlic bread glistening with butter and adorned with herbs

Make one of these variations of come up with your own creation? Leave a comment or tag me on Instagram!

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