make pizza dough..... can use frozen store bought pizza dough ..... turn out on lightly floured surface and roll out to 1/4" thick..... roll from center .... try to make it as much of a rectangle as possible...

*** I actually like to use my hands and press it out...

put on water with baking soda..... start making your pretzels while its coming to a boil..

cut lengthwise into 3" pieces.... that are almost 15" long

lay pepperoni in single layer end to end leaving approximately 1/2" on each end..

then cut string cheese in 1/2... lay cut cheese ontop of pepperoni.... pull dough up on each side of cheese and pepperoni.... stretch dough and pinch to seal.

fold the pepperoni log into a pretzel...put parchment paper on cookie sheet... let rise for about 30 minutes

drop pretzel in water for about 30 seconds

remove from water with a slotted spoon .... let drain..... and put on parchment paper...

mix butter, salt, garlic and use a paint brush to paint the butter on each pretzel.. bake at 425° for about 10-12 minutes... or until golden.... outside should be soft...

pretzel should be golden.... when u remove pretzels again paint with butter mixture..

pretzel should be served warm with pizza sauce....

makes a great meal with 2-3 pretzels and a salad....