Spicy Pretzels

Marlene.'s Note:

My daughter got this recipe from her friends mom . The small pretzels work the best. And for some reason , the oil definitely makes a difference! We've made them with Crisco, and we've made them with other brands, and they don't taste the same! *** seems to be too hot for a few people , PLEASE ADJUST the cayenne pepper if you don't like HOT***

• Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1/4 lb small pretzels
• 1/4 cup crisco vegetable oil
• 1 (1 ounce) package hidden valley ranch dressing mix
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions:

1. Put pretzels in a roaster pan.
2. (or 13x9 pan will work) Mix together the Crisco oil, dressing mix, salt and cayenne pepper.
3. Pour over pretzels.
4. Toss thoroughly!
5. Bake at 200* for 1 1/2- 2 hours.
6. Stir about every 20 minutes.

Reviews

[Olive Owl]

I made this tonight for the Magic/Lakers playoff game and I keep re-reading over the ingredients to figure out what I did wrong...I found these to be WAY too salty! I even subbed garlic powder for the garlic salt. Maybe I am supposed to be using non-salted pretzels? I find it odd that only 1/4 pound pretzels be used when a similar, no-bake pretzel recipe indicates a whole pound be used with one package of the ranch dressing mix. I am upset I wasted the last of my pretzels on this salty mess :[ :::UPDATE:::So I made these again because I thought they had potential. They taste SO much better when you use at least 1/2 pound of pretzels, LESS THAN 1/4 cup oil, and ONE HALF package of ranch dressing mix. I would also recommend using UNSALTED PRETZELS since the ranch mix is so darn salty! We enjoyed these when I made them with altered amounts.

[Chef #258528 Joanne]

I make these all the time...my husband loves them. I use 2 10 oz bags of pretzels.... put pretzels in colander and shake off excess salt. Combine in a large bowl 1 package of hidden valley ranch dressing, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or less, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder and 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning. Mix in 3/4 cup canola dresing. Stir in pretzels coating them well. Spread out on cookie sheet to dry.

[Faeanne]

I made these for our Super Bowl party & they turned out great! I had to send some home with 2 of our guy friends because they loved them so much! Changes I made: I used garlic powder instead of garlic salt, since I figured the pretzels would be salty enough on their own. I also used about 2 tsp of chili powder instead of cayenne pepper (didn't have any.)