Premade pizza crust can transform brats into Brat Pretzel Bites. Serve with sauerkraut-Cheddar cheese dip or Culinary Tours smoked porter coarse-ground mustard.

Air-Fried Brat Pretzel Bites

Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees according to manufacturer’s directions.

Cooking times, temperatures and quantities may vary depending on the style of air fryer.

Stir together water and baking soda in a small bowl until dissolved; cool.

Unroll pizza crust dough; brush both sides of dough with baking soda mixture. Cut dough crosswise into 24 (1/4-in.-wide) strips. Cut each bratwurst into 4 equal pieces. Beginning at one end of each bratwurst piece, wrap 1 dough strip in a spiral fashion around the bratwurst piece in a single layer. Place on a tray; sprinkle with 1 tsp. salt.

Spray air fryer basket with nonstick spray. Working in batches, place wrapped bratwurst pieces in basket. Air-fry for 7 to 9 minutes or until dough is golden brown and bratwursts reach 165 degrees, turning halfway through. (Place cooked bratwurst bites on a wire rack in a rimmed baking pan and keep warm in a 200 degree oven while air-frying remaining bratwurst bites.) Cool slightly. Garnish with additional salt, if desired.

Stir together sauerkraut and Cheddar cheese dip in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through. Serve with bratwurst bites.