Smoked Sausage Pretzel Bites – Fustini's Oils & Vinegars

Ingredients

• 1 loaf bread dough, thawed OR homemade dough that has risen
• 1-inch diameter sausage, cut into ½ inch slices
• 5 cups water
• ⅓ cup baking soda
• 1 egg
• Kosher salt
• ½ cup apricot jam
• ⅓ cup Harwood Gold Maple Horseradish mustard
• 3 tablespoons Fustini’s 18 Year balsamic
• 2 - 2 ¼ cups flour
• ½ tablespoon yeast
• ½ tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 cup water (110 - 115 degrees)