Soft Pretzels with Queso Dip

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Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups warm water
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• cooking spray
• 10 cups water
• ⅔ cup baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon coarse salt to taste
• ½ stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 cup white American cheese
• ½ cup milk, or more as needed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ medium yellow onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup fire-roasted diced tomatoes, drained
• ¼ (4 ounce) can pickled jalapeno pepper slices, diced
• 2 tablespoons diced green chiles