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Kaylesha Penner

Bacon Cheddar Breakfast Sandwiches On A Pretzel Bun

First, make the pretzels - these can be cooked the day before.

Handmade Pretzels

  • prep time: 15 minutes
  • cook time: 10-15 minutes
  • total time: ~30 minutes

Servings: 5-8 pretzels depending on size

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cup lukewarm water
  • 2 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar
  • 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • Coarse sea salt for sprinking

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 425F
  2. Mix the yeast into the water until well mixed
  3. Add salt and sugar and stir until mixed
  4. Add flour (one cup at a time) and mix until dough is thick
  5. The dough is ready when it is no longer sticky and bounces back when poked (you may need to add more or less flour
  6. Flour a clean surface and knead the dough for 3-5 minutes and then shape into a ball
  7. Cut and divide the ball into 6-8 pieces
  8. Roll the dough pieces into a long rope
  9. Make an upside-down horseshoe shape, then cross the bottoms, and curl up upon itself to create the pretzel shape. Click here for a great video example.
  10. In a bowl beat the eff to create an eggwash
  11. Brush both sides of pretzels with eggwash
  12. Place pretzels on a parchment-lined baking sheet
  13. Season with coarse salt
  14. Bake for about 10 minutes and then put the oven on broil and bake for 3-5 minutes until golden brown (keep a close eye so that they don't burn)

Make The Breakfast Sandwiches

  • prep time: a few minutes
  • cook time: 10-15 minutes
  • total time: 15-20 minutes

Servings: 4 breakfast sandwiches

Ingredients:

  • 4 pretzel buns
  • 4 slices of thick-cut bacon
  • 4 slices of cheddar cheese
  • 4 eggs
  • butter
  • Mayonnaise
  • Salt & Pepper

Instructions:

  1. Cook bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through and just starting to get crispy
  2. Remove bacon from skillet and place on a paper-towel-lined plate
  3. Add eggs to the frying pan, season with salt and pepper, and cook until the yolk is no longer soft
  4. Add a slice on cheddar cheese on top of the egg keeping the pan on medium-low until the cheese begins to melt
  5. Slice pretzel buns in half (not fully cutting through as to leave a sort of hinge)
  6. Spread butter and mayonnaise on the inside of the pretzel bun
  7. Top with egg and bacon
  8. Serve with hashbrowns, yogurt parfaits, strong coffee, and of course, MIMOSAS!