Pizza Pretzels

These pretzels are nice to take for lunches and good snacks. My sister gave this recipe to me and I have really enjoyed making them, but also eating them!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 40 prezels

Ingredients

• 8  cups flour
• 1  tablespoon salt
• 4  tablespoons  yeast or 4  envelopes fast rising yeast
• 1  cup  oil
• 4  cups hot water
• 1 1⁄2 cups  spaghetti sauce (more or less to taste)
• 3  cups  shredded mozzarella cheese (more or less to taste)

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, pour in the hot water, add yeast, oil, salt and flour.
2. Mix well and if needed you can add up to 2 more cups of flour.
3. Knead and divide dough into 40 pieces.
4. Roll each piece into a 8- 10 inch rope and shape into pretzel.
5. Place onto greased large cookie sheets.
6. Let rise.
7. Just before baking spread about 1+ tsps spaghetti sauce and about 1 T mozzarella cheese on each one.
8. Bake at 400 degF for 10- 15 minutes.
9. Remove from baking sheets and cool on racks.