Buffalo Ranch Pretzels

I love flavored pretzels, but most of the time they come in small packages, cost the same as a bag of chips, and even though they say there's 9+ servings in the bag, I can polish them off in a day or two.  I'm not proud of it, but my inner fat kid has very little self control when it comes to tasty, crunchy snacks. I buy the cheapest pretzels I can find, normally the store brand.


Buffalo Ranch Pretzels

1 lb bag of mini pretzel twists
6 oz of Frank's Red Hot
2 Tbsp melted butter (optional)
1 pkg of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing mix

Preheat oven to 275.  Mix the Red Hot, butter and ranch powder in a 1 gallon ziplock bag (or a big bowl) until well combined.  Pour in the pretzels and shake well to coat.  Pour into a large roasting pan or large cookie sheet and spread them out evenly.  Bake 1 hr 15 min, stirring every 15 minutes.  Let cool in pan or spread on paper towels.  If they aren't crunchy enough when they are cool, put them back in the oven for another 15 minutes (every oven cooks a little different).

Frank's Red Hot and butter are used to make a traditional wing sauce, but you can leave the butter out of this recipe if you want to cut fat.