I mean, for something like the Super Bowl…I’m thinking no. Plus all game day festivities need at least one buffalo dish, and this year, these buffalo cheddar soft pretzel twists are on my list. Think soft pretzel, meets cheese, meets buffalo sauce…all topped with everything bagel spice. It may seem like a lot, but it’s actually just the best thing ever, and the everything spice is like the icing on the cake, totally the best! Like a lot of people, when thinking about game day recipes, buffalo chicken is often first to come to mind. Back when I first started cooking…like way back in my young teen years, I’d make baked boneless buffalo chicken for my family at least once a week. It was probably one of their favorite dinners I made. I don’t make buffalo chicken very often anymore, due to the fact that I make a million other things, but I also always hated the process of having to deal with raw chicken, bread it, bake it and cover in sauce. It’s delicious, but just a little tedious. Regardless, my family loves anything involving buffalo sauce, so every year around the Super Bowl I have fun creating new recipes. See examples below… Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Salad Cheesy Buffalo Chicken French Bread Sriracha Buffalo Cauliflower Bites Crispy Buffalo Cheddar Potato Nachos Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower Pizza Big Popper Hot Buffalo Chicken and Bacon Grilled Cheese Buffalo falafel Pitas Buffalo Chicken Jalapeno Poppers Buffalo Chicken + Blue Cheese Guacamole and Crunchy Baked Onion Ring Easy Creamy Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Bake Blue Cheese Guacamole Stuffed Mushrooms with Buffalo Sauce Whoaaaa. That is a lot of buffalo sauce recipes…and that’s not even all of them. If you’re curious about the other recipes I didn’t list here, just search buffalo in the search bar…but be prepared for a serious buffalo overload.
So ahh, anyway, I think the point is that buffalo sauce is very well received over here. I’m not really sure how these pretzels came into my head, but somehow an idea for cheesy breadsticks turned into these soft pretzels. At first I actually set out to make breadsticks full of cheese and garlic. Of course they were going to be delicious and all, but then I totally just messed them up. Or well, I messed up the way they looked…they tasted great! But something went wrong when I was shaping the breadsticks, and well, let’s just say it was not a good look. Normally, I would have simply tried again, but the very, very, very white color that the breadsticks were giving off was leaving me highly discouraged to try again. It’s cool though, because this recipe fail is what lead me to the idea to do a little recipe mix and match and lead me to these pretzel twists instead. Sometimes things like this just happen in my recipe testing world. A lot of times the recipe just needs to be reworked, but sometimes…it just needs to be thrown away. Then there are other times that a mess-up leads to the creation of an even better recipe, fortunately, that’s the case here today. Honestly, I don’t think any breadstick could even stand a chance against these pretzels. They’re salty, cheesy, spicy perfection!
While they might not seem simple, these pretzels are actually pretty easy to make. Just start out with basic soft pretzel dough, but instead of shaping the dough into a pretzel, roll it out like you would a cinnamon roll and spread it with buffalo sauce. From here, simply cut the dough into long strips and wrap it around a stick of cheddar cheese. And as if they aren’t already amazing enough, the pretzels are then topped with a sprinkle of everything spice. Even if you’re not into watching the Super Bowl, these pretzel twists are pretty much snack heaven. Perfect for weekend parties, after school snacking and pretty much everything and anything in between. Like maybe a little Tuesday cheesy goodness? Thinking that might be a great idea. <–do it. PS. I brought the leftovers to X-Games with me over the weekend and even cold, these disappeared within seconds. PSS. I forgot to thank you all for all of your kind words and positive vibes for Red. He did great and while it wasn’t his best day, he still had a blast doing it!
For real though? the cheese inside? with the buffalo sauce? SO GOOD.
