This is one of those thunk yourself on the forehead recipes where you think to yourself, now WHY didn’t I think of that? Pretzels? Cinnamon? Sweet? Salty? Yes please, and thank you. I ran into this one on the Baking Junkie blog, and then ran right out and bought a bag of pretzels. I think she used the bigger twists – I went for the smaller ones, both because they were on sale and because I thought they might slow me down a little in terms of the number of them that I would eat when I was done. (Not.)
As for the cinnamon, there is only one cinnamon in life for me, and that is this one:
If you haven’t yet, you have to order yourself some Penzey’s Cinnamon at least once in your lifetime. It is the cinnamon to end all cinnamons. It has ruined all other cinnamon for me, forever and ever.
Anyway. This recipe calls for mixing up some cinnamon with some sugar and some vegetable oil and stirring that around with a bag of pretzel twists. You then bake them for about 30 minutes and then try and restrain yourself from burning your mouth by eating one the second they come out of the oven. For the 15 minutes that I have been writing this post, the usually-non-snack-eating Southern husband has quietly been in and out of the kitchen twice to grab another handful. The Stealth Snack Grabbing Seal Of Approval…it’s all I need to know that I have a hit on my hands!
A new twist on pretzels…how great is that??
(Sorry, I’m unable to restrain myself from bad puns.)
Ingredients Directions
Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels, from Baking Junkie
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YUM! i love cinnamon and pretzels, so this sounds like a great combo
xoxo jcd:: cornflake dreams
I am having some of my favorite girlfriends over this weekend, and I pretty much need to make these!
I think that going on a buying spree on Penzey's website seems like an appropriate Tuesday evening activity, don't you? I'm on it.
See I would choose the little twists also so that I could eat more. Like the whole batch. And then say – well at least they're minis! As if that made a difference. Addictive.
and love that you are not stingy with the coating. thank goodness!
Yum! These look wonderful!
As a cinnamon lover, I must give this a thumbs up!
You're right – this looks SO easy. I'll have to give it a try!
This looks so delicious!
Andrea from Italy
Oh yeah! I'm going to make these ASAP!
These look amazing! I love pretzels….yum!
I made these this morning for my playgroup. the moms and kids loved them!! thank you! They are crazy addictive!!! I keep going back for more!!
oooh I made these over Christmas and wrapped up to give away..they were a HIT!
I've made these twice and they are delicious! The only thing I did differently was to add the cinnamon sugar mixture straight to the pretzels while they were still in the bag and I think that helped to get a more even coating before they went into the oven. Either way, delicious!
Just ordered some of this cinnamon, per your recommendation. Excited!
Alli: I know you will love it. Penzey's is the BEST!