Mummy Pretzel Dogs
Mummy Pretzel Dogs are hot dogs wrapped “mummy-style” in soft pretzel dough and baked until golden brown. Serve with maple mustard sauce for a Halloween meal that’s tasty and fun for people of all ages!
I can hardly believe it, but I’m posting a Halloween recipe over a month before Halloween. This is a first for me…normally I’m not as timely. I blame these Mummy Pretzel Dogs on the Beer Soft Pretzels with Maple Mustard Sauce that I posted a few weeks ago. I’d never realized how easy it was to homemade soft pretzels, and did I mention how awesome they were? Yeah, I think I did. So awesome that I wanted to make pretzel dogs soon afterward.
Probably everybody has made mummy dogs out of crescent roll dough, right? I have, but it’s been a while. You’re probably saying don’t you know that mummies are white? I do, but I also realize that whether these mummy dogs are golden brown or white is no matter because they kick the crescent roll version to the curb. I’d take hot dogs wrapped in soft pretzels over crescent rolls any day of the week. Wouldn’t you?
If you wanted to make them lighter to resemble mummies more, you certainly could. You could skip the egg wash, because that’s what really promotes the browning. I’m a huge fan of the deep, golden brown color myself, because that color makes them so much more appealing. My mummy dogs are really deep in color because I probably left them in a minute too long. See, the recipe for regular pretzels is 12-15 minutes. These went ten and it was almost an emergency! A couple got a bit scorched on the tips, but I just gave those to my kids. lol
I actually only made four pretzel dogs, and the rest were made into standard soft pretzels. I used about 3 ounces of dough for each pretzel dog, rolled into about an 18″ long rope, and rolled them. The remaining dough made 8 soft pretzels. Not bad, eh? It’s your choice whether to go all mummies or soft pretzels. Tough decision, I know. 😉
So these Mummy Pretzel Dogs really are the perfect thing for Halloween, because they’re a treat, but they’re also kind of a trick since they’re not white. See how I’m trying to get you to buy into these things? I hope you do, because they’re sincerely delicious. If it’s not Halloween, simply roll dough around the hot dog without leaving an opening for the face and you’ve got the perfect Game Day food any time of year. It doesn’t get much better than hot dogs with homemade soft pretzels. These were some yummy mummies…and you have to admit, they’re kinda cute, too. 🙂
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- 12 ounces (1½ cups) water, lukewarm (110-115 degrees)
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more for the top of the pretzels
- 2¼ teaspoons (1/4 ounce) instant dry yeast
- 4½ cups all purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons (2 ounces) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 10 cups water
- ⅔ cup baking soda
- 1 large egg yolk and 1 tablespoon water whisked together for the egg wash
- About 12 hot dogs*
- pretzel salt or coarse sea salt, for sprinkling
- ½ cup yellow mustard
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- Place the water in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the sugar and 2 teaspoons of kosher salt and whisk to combine. Sprinkle the yeast over the the beer mixture evenly and let stand 5-10 minutes until foamy.
- Fit the mixer with the dough hook, then add the flour and butter to the beer mixture. Stir on low speed just until combined. Increase the speed to medium and knead the dough about 5 minutes, or until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Turn out the dough into a bowl greased with canola oil and cover. Place in a warm spot and let rise about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees, and lightly oil parchment paper for (2) baking sheets and set aside. Turn the dough out onto a counter -- do not sprinkle flour on the surface -- and gently deflate. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces, and using your hands, roll into ropes about 18" long. Roll the ropes around the hot dogs, leaving a space at the top of each for the face, and pinch the ends so they stay together. Place the water and baking soda in an 8 quart pot with the baking soda and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat slightly and add the pretzel dogs, only a few at a time, and boil for 30 seconds each. Remove from the water with a slotted spoon or spatula, and place back on the prepared baking sheets. Repeat with the remaining pretzels, then brush each mummy dog lightly with egg wash and sprinkle lightly with the salt. Bake in the middle and upper third of the oven for 8-12 minutes, checking for doneness after 8 minutes, and rotating the pans halfway through the baking time. When the pretzels are a deep brown color, remove from the oven and cool slightly on a wire rack.
- Place the mustard and maple syrup in a medium bowl and stir until combined. Chill until ready to use. Enjoy with warm mummy pretzel dogs!
I made only 4 pretzel dogs and made (8) standard soft pretzels with the rest of the dough. While I didn't measure the dough out in exact portions, each dough ball weighed roughly 3 ounces or so.
Pretzel recipe adapted from Beer Soft Pretzels with Maple Mustard Sauce.
These look so delicious! Mad props for being so ahead of the curve! I can’t even begin to process Halloween! I so obviously need to make homemade pretzels! I love soft pretzels and everything is better when made at home, right? Pinned!
I’ve been made fun of for having Halloween decorations out the beginning of September! One friend laughed so hard I stopped doing it. haha Those aren’t out yet, but they’re comin’ out soon! 🙂 Thanks, Lindsey, and yes — homemade is always better!
I love the deep golden color and pretzel wrapped mummies sound 10 times more delicious than crescent rolls!
Yes — they were 10 times better! 🙂
Aha what a creative idea! I’m sure an ykid would love this 🙂
Thank you, and my kids did love them! So did I. 🙂
Oh boy Marcie, my Briana would LOVE these. I might just have to make a few this weekend. 🙂 How creative and so cute.
Thanks, Kathy! My kids about flipped out, but I think I was more excited to eat them than they were. 🙂
Oh Marcie, these mummies pretzel dogs are so cute…and I can only imagine how they taste dipped in the mustard sauce…
Hope you are having a wonderful week 😀
Thank you, Juliana! Soft pretzels gotta have mustard sauce in my book. 🙂 Hope you have a great weekend!
Oh My! I have never seen anything like this! They look amazing!!!! Talk about taking a regular hotdog to the next level!
I’d never had a pretzel dog before I made these and I’d always wanted to try one. They were as great as I thought, and definitely fun for Halloween. Have a great weekend, Jessica! 🙂
These mummy pretzel dogs are so fun and adorable! I love that you made them with pretzel dough – way better than crescent roll dough hands down 🙂 The color is gorgeous and it sounds amazing with that mustard sauce!
Thank you, Kelly, and yes, pretzel dough is so much tastier! Who says mummies have to be white? 🙂 Hope you have a great weekend!
What a fun hot dog for Halloween, Marcie! Actually, these are waaaay better than hot dogs. I love that you made your own mummy wrap! Sounds delicious!
Thanks, Gayle! These are way better than regular old hot dogs — who can resist a mummy wrapped in pretzel dough? Not me. 🙂
So cute! Perfect for the kiddos!
Thanks, Melanie! These were just as much for me as they were for the kids! 🙂
How cute! And the dipped sauce sounds divine!!! xo
Thank you, Ashley!
These are super cute, Marcie!
Thank you, Jessica!
Oh my gosh Marcie, these are so stinkin’ cute!!! I have never made homemade pretzels either. But I will give it a try if you are telling me it isn’t that hard. Because these look too cute to pass up!! 🙂
You’ve got to try soft pretzels, Renee, I’m sure they’ll be a breeze for you! My boys were so excited about these (and so was I).
Adorable! Love this idea for Halloween party food!
Thank you, Suzanne! They’re definitely some fun mummies.
What an awesome idea! My boyfriend HATES hot dogs, but loves pretzels. So maybe I could convince him to eat this if I make it. 🙂
I think this might be your big chance to get him to try hot dogs! If soft pretzels won’t help, quite possibly nothing will.
I’m reading this on a a very appropriate day, Marcie, because today was game day here in Australia. It was the AFL or Aussie rules football final … and we had hot dogs! I haven’t had hot dogs in years, so I really enjoyed them, but to be honest I think I would have preferred one of your pretzel dogs. They sound amazing!!
I don’t eat hot dogs too often either, but every now and then I’ll make them for Game Day — it’s the perfect time to enjoy them — besides Halloween. 🙂 The pretzels are definitely fun, and I think I’ll be making these again before Halloween! Thanks, Helen! 🙂
These are so cute. My kids will love them for Halloween. And I love pretzels, so WIN WIN WIN!!
I might have liked them more than my kids! haha Thanks, Aimee, and hope you’re enjoying your weekend! 🙂
I don’t know if I should get started making soft pretzels … I don’t think I’d be able to stop! Soft pretzels are one of my favorite vacation and gameday treats. What a fun idea! I’m not a huge fan of hot dogs, but make them with soft pretzels and believe me, I will be first in line. Happy weekend Marcie!
Getting on the soft pretzel bandwagon IS dangerous, and I’m dreaming up more and more varieties to feed my addiction! Plus my kids don’t want me to stop making them either. 🙂 A pretzel wrapped hot dog is THE best hot dog, too! Hope you’re having a great weekend! 🙂
I love food that’s perfectly in theme and just generally delicious, too. These dogs are seriously adorable and I LOVE that the wrap is a soft pretzel. Such a great idea taking the hot dog/crescent roll concept to the next level. Pinning!
Thanks, Alyssa! Halloween was the perfect excuse for these pretzel dogs, but I’m sure I’ll be making them a lot more often now that I’ve started. haha Hope you’re having a great weekend! 🙂
I would totally choose pretzel dogs over crescent dogs, I can’t stand crescent rolls! They taste too fake. These look gorgeous Marcie, and mummies darken with age, right? 🙂
Crescent rolls do taste fake, and you’re so right — mummies do darken with age! 🙂 Thanks, Lisa, and have a great Sunday!
Ha! I love these – so so fun! And I would soooo choose these over ones with crescent rolls! Homemade pretzels are the absolute best! And thanks for including my breadsticks! Hope you’re having a fantastic weekend!
Learning to make soft pretzels has turned me into soft pretzel maniac! But it’s fun, so that’s that. 🙂 Have a great Sunday, Ashley!
These are so adorable! 😉 I get all giddy when I see Halloween food start popping up all over! Yay!
Thank you, Jocelyn! I LOVE Halloween food, too — it’s SO fun! 🙂
These are the CUTEST! And the perfect Halloween treat – love them Marcie! Pinned 🙂
Thank you, Chelsea! These were SOOOO fun! 🙂
These are adorable, love that they don’t use any packaged biscuits. Homemade pretzels rock! The kids would go crazy for them.
Yeah, I’m kinda done with the packaged biscuits, and my kids loved these so much more! We’ve become pretzel fanatics around here. 🙂
How adorable are these little guys?! And they look so delicious, I don’t think they are going to last long around here! So great for Halloween. Pinned!
Thank you, Meggan! They were fun, and they sure didn’t last long! 🙂
Omg!!!! These look so delicious !
Thank you, Ami! 🙂
So fun! My kiddos will love these!
Mine sure did! 🙂
This is one of my favorite Halloween treats ever. I love the pretzels! Yum.
Thank you, Rachael! The pretzels are my favorite part. 🙂
These are the most adorable little dogs! Perfect for the Halloween party we’re having this year!
Thank you! I need to make these again this year! 🙂