3/4teaspoonKosher salt, less if using fine salt or salted butter
2Tablespoonsunsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
For filling:
8regularwieners, or 5 extra long wieners
For boiling:
1/4cupbaking soda, for boiling rolls
For baking:
1largeegg, lightly beaten (for brushing rolls before baking)
Pretzel, Course or Kosher salt (for sprinkling before baking)
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Instructions
For the Pretzel Rolls: In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, add the water, yeast and sugar. Stir and let rest 5-10 minutes until foamy.
Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour, the salt and the melted butter. Mix using the dough hook or a spoon until combined well. Add additional flour in 1/4 increments until you have a smooth dough that is moist but not sticky. Remove dough to a greased bowl. Cover with a plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled.
Line 1 large sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Gently deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a rectangle as wide in inches as the number of wieners you have (so 8 inches wide if using 8 regular wieners or 5-6 inches wide for long wieners) and two times as long as the length of your wieners. Using a sharp knife (or a pizza cutter!), working with the short edge, cut into 1-inch strips.
Take 1 wiener and wrap with a strip of dough, leaving a bit of the end of the wiener exposed. You can overlap the dough slightly as you wrap if you like or leave space between. The wiener will cook more inside if you don't overlap. If you like a well cooked wiener don't overlap and if you like a just cooked weiner, go ahead and overlap the dough. Place on parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining wieners. Cover and let rest for 15-20 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425° F. and place oven rack in the middle position.
In a large stock pot or Dutch oven, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Slowly add the baking soda (*slowly, as it will bubble up a lot!).
Place 2-3 of the pretzel rolls at a time into the water. Boil for 30-45 seconds and then carefully turn the roll over and boil for another 30-45 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon to the same parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining rolls. Once all rolls are boiled, using a pastry brush, brush each roll with the beaten egg, making sure to coat all sides completely and then sprinkle each roll with a little pretzel or coarse salt.
Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, rotating pan once halfway through baking. Bake until deep golden brown. Enjoy warm, with honey mustard dipping sauce.
For the honey mustard sauce: combine all ingredients in a small bowl and stir until smooth. Can be made ahead and refrigerated.
Notes
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