It’s football time. Let’s make something to snack on while your team battles it out on the gridiron.
Prep time: 15 m | Ready in: 30 m
Ingredients:
Pretzels
- 1 can Pillsbury™ Refrigerated Breadsticks
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Pretzel salt
Beer Cheese
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sage
- 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2/3 cup lager beer (We suggest against using light beer. Try a lager that is heavier, but not too hoppy.)
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz shredded cheddar and/or Gouda cheese
Directions:
Pretzels
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Place parchment paper on baking sheet OR lightly oil baking sheet
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter
- Unroll breadsticks and fold all of them into pretzel shape (or don’t, it all tastes the same…)
- Place pretzels on baking sheet.
- Brush with melted butter
- Sprinkle with pretzel salt.
- Bake 12-14 minutes until golden brown.
Beer Cheese
- Put a saucepan on the stove and set to medium heat.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in pan.
- Combine beer and heavy cream in separate container.
- Add flour to saucepan slowly and whisk to make a roux.
- Add onion powder, sage, ground mustard, salt, and black pepper to the pan.
- Cook for 1-2 minutes. Whisk lightly to maintain consistency.
- Slowly pour beer and heavy cream into pan and whisk to create a gravy-like consistency. Add more beer to thin consistency.
- Add shredded cheese and mix until melted.
- Serve immediately with pretzels and enjoy!
