Our favorite shortcut to making soft pretzels at home is using pre-made pizza dough from the store (brushing it with baking soda water gives it a real pretzel taste). We also added ham and cheese to these stuffed pretzel sticks to make them the ultimate kid-approved snack.
 

Ingredients

• 1 package Land O’Frost Premium Natural Hickory Smoked Ham
• 1 block of cheddar cheese
• 6 ounces pizza dough
• Flour for dusting
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• Coarse ground salt

Instructions

1. Roll and cut pizza dough 3 inches by 2 inches
2. Roll the smoked ham around the cheese and the dough around the ham
3. Crimp edges
4. In a pot combine water and baking soda. Bring to a boil.
5. Brush the stuffed pizza dough with the baking soda water
6. Sprinkle with coarse ground salt
7. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes turning once halfway