Shamrock Soft Pretzels

Put a St. Patty's day twist on homemade soft pretzels by shaping them into shamrocks. Green mustard as a dip adds an extra-festive touch. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

March 13, 2013

Ingredients

can (11 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated original breadsticks

egg white, slightly beaten

tablespoons Italian seasoning

tablespoons coarse sea salt

tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

1/4

cup yellow mustard

drops blue food color

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1

Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper, or lightly spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
2

Unroll dough on work surface; separate into 12 breadsticks. Roll and stretch each breadstick into 12-inch rope. Reserve 2 ropes for making shamrock stems. Pinch ends of 1 remaining rope together in center of rope to form 2 circles; repeat with remaining 9 ropes. Pinch 2 formed ropes together to make shamrock shape. Repeat to make total of 5 shamrocks.
3

Cut reserved ropes into 5 total pieces, stretching as necessary to make all equal in size. Press 1 piece in base of each shamrock-shaped pretzel to make stem of shamrock. Place on cookie sheet. Brush with egg white. Top with Italian seasoning, salt and cheese.
4

Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown.
5

Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix mustard and food color. Serve as dip with pretzels.

If you prefer a sweeter dip for your pretzels, use honey mustard in place of the yellow mustard in this recipe.
Looking for a sweet treat? Sprinkle pretzels with cinnamon sugar instead of the seasoning, salt and cheese, and serve with your favorite powdered sugar glaze.