Thaw frozen pizza dough overnight and then let sit on the counter for about 20 to 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Cut pizza dough into sections. Roll on an even surface into a 14 to 16 inch tube-shaped strip.

Shape the rolled sections into pretzel shapes and place on parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

Bring a pot of water to boil. For every two quarts of water, use 2 tablespoons baking powder.

Drop two to three pretzels carefully into the boiling water and let sit for about 45 seconds to 1 minute.

If the pretzel doesn't float to the top, give it a little push with your strainer spoon.

Drain the pretzels one at a time over the pot to let any excess water drip off, then place carefully back onto parchment paper.

Using your fingers or a pastry brush, brush butter generously over the pretzels and sprinkle with coarse salt.

Bake for about 18 to 20 minutes until the pretzels are golden brown.