Stuffed Pretzel Bites with Cheddar Beer Sauce – Cabot Creamery

Ingredients

• 1 cup lukewarm water
• ½ tablespoon honey or barley malt syrup
• 1 tablespoon instant or rapid-rise yeast
• 3 cups (about 15 ounces) all-purpose or bread flour
• 1 tablespoon Cabot Unsalted Butter , room temperature
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 8 ounces Cabot Seriously Sharp Cheddar , cut in 16 pieces (about ½-inch cubes)
• ¼ cup baking soda
• 1 large egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon of water
• 4 – 6 cups water
• ½ tablespoon pretzel or kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons Cabot Unsalted Butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ½ cup whole milk
• 1 cup light beer, such as a Pilsner or Amber
• ½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1½ teaspoons yellow mustard
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 8 ounces Cabot Seriously Sharp Cheddar , grated (about 2 cups)
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper