Do Pretzels Contain Gluten
Here’s the deal: traditional pretzel dough is a marriage of flour, water, yeast, and salt. When you dip it in a lye bath (yes, the same stuff used in soap!), it gets that glossy skin. Gluten is the secret handshake that makes it all hold together.
If you removed the gluten, your pretzel would crumble into a sad, salty dust pile. It would be like trying to hug a ghost—pointless and a little messy.
But What About Gluten-Free Pretzels?
Ah, the hero the celiac community deserves! Gluten-free pretzels exist, and they’re not an urban legend. They’re made from flours like rice, almond, cassava, or even chickpeas. But let’s be honest: they taste more like a cracker that pretended to be a pretzel.
Some brands nail the texture—looking at you, Snyder's of Hanover and Glutino. But the classic, chewy, soft pretzel from a cart in New York City? That’s a gluten bomb. You’d have better luck finding a unicorn than a gluten-free version of that street-stall beauty.