Cheesy Pretzel Dumplings

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Pizza/flatbread

Ingredients

  • Nonstick cooking spray, for the baking sheet
  • One 13.8-ounce tube refrigerated pizza dough, such as Pillsbury
  • 6 ounces processed cheese, such as Velveeta, cut into twenty-four 1/2-inch squares
  • 2/3 cup baking soda
  • Pretzel salt, or other coarse salt, for topping
  • Spicy mustard, for dipping

Directions

  1. Position an oven rack to the top third position and preheat to 450 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Press and stretch the dough into an 11-by-16-inch rectangle. Cut the rectangle into twenty-four 2 1/2-inch squares.

  3. Put a piece of cheese in the center of a square. Pinch two opposing corners of the dough together over the cheese. Do the same with the other two corners to create a bundle. Pinch the folded sides together to secure the cheese. Repeat with the remaining dough and cheese.

  4. Heat 6 cups water in a medium saucepan and over high heat. Whisk in the baking soda and bring to a boil. Working in batches, boil the dumplings 30 seconds. Transfer them to the prepared baking sheet seam-side up and quickly sprinkle with salt.

  5. Bake the dumplings, rotating halfway through, until dark brown, about 10 minutes. Serve with spicy mustard.

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