Pretzel Buns

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    2hrs 50mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    10
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    179

Turn these rolls into sandwiches, burgers or serve them as dinner rolls. These can be stored in an airtight bag 3 days or frozen for 1 month.

recipe updated 20 Feb 2026

Ingredients

  • Water icon
    Water
    230 g
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    1 tablespoon
  • Active dried yeast icon
    Active dried yeast
    7 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    3 teaspoons
  • Light brown sugar icon
    Light brown sugar
    1 tablespoon
  • Strong white bread flour icon
    Strong white bread flour
    450 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    2.1 kg
  • Sea salt icon
    Sea salt
    as needed
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    as needed
  • Bicarbonate of soda icon
    Bicarbonate of soda
    80 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Prospero
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Large saucepan
  • kCook icon Baking tray - large

Step preview

  1. Dust a baking tray with flour
  2. Fit the Dough Tool
  3. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  4. Let rest - 5 minutes
  5. Then add the next ingredients
  6. Knead until the dough has formed - about 5 minutes, speed Min
  7. Remove the Dough Tool
  8. Cover the bowl with a damp tea towel
  9. Prove until doubled in size - 1 hour
  10. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface
  11. Divide the dough into 10 equal pieces, weighing about 75-80 g each
  12. Shape each piece into a ball and place on the baking tray
  13. Cover the bowl with oiled plastic wrap and prove until doubled in size - 30 minutes
  14. Preheat the oven - 220ºC
  15. Add the ingredients into a clean bowl and mix until the salt has dissolved
  16. Add the next ingredients into a saucepan
  17. Heat until boiling - high heat
  18. Take one dough ball and add carefully into the hot water
  19. Boil and then flip over, using a slotted spoon - 5 seconds, high heat
  20. Boil on the other side - 5 seconds, high heat
  21. Transfer the dough ball onto the baking tray
  22. Repeat the same process with the rest of the dough balls
  23. Brush each bun with the salt water and then sprinkle with sea salt
  24. Use a sharp knife to score a cross pattern on top of each bun
  25. Bake until deep brown - 20 minutes, 220ºC
  26. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly
  27. Serve
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