Once you make warm, fluffy breadsticks at home, you’ll never reach for them in the supermarket again (unless you’re in a pinch). Breadsticks are an ideal companion for pasta, soup, and salad. You can season them 101 ways. This recipe is a simple garlic blend.
You’ll need about 2 ½ hours for this dish. The good news is that most of that time is allowing your bread to rise.
Bountiful Italian Breadsticks
Once you make warm, fluffy breadsticks at home, you’ll never reach for them in the supermarket again (unless you’re in a pinch). Breadsticks are an ideal companion for pasta, soup, and salad. You can season them 101 ways. This recipe is a simple garlic blend.You’ll need about 2 ½ hours for this dish. The good news is that most of that time is allowing your bread to rise.
Ingredients
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 2 tbsp dry yeast
- 1 tsp clover honey
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp salted butter, (melted)
- ½ tsp garlic
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning blend
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
Instructions
- Put the yeast, sugar, and water into a small mixing bowl.
- Stir well. The mixture will start bubbling in a few minutes.
- In a separate mixing bowl, place your flour and salt.
- Add the yeast water to the flour along with the olive oil.
- Mix with a spatula until there are no bits of dry flour
- Knead the dough on a clean, flat surface for about 7 minutes until the dough is smooth.
- Return the ball to the mixing bowl.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
- Leave at room temperature to rise until it doubles in size (about an hour)
- Take out the ball and flatten it into a rectangle measuring 9”x12.”
- Try to keep the thickness of the dough as even as possible
- Use a pizza cutter and divide the dough into 12 equal-sized pieces
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Place the sticks about 1-inch apart
- Preheat your oven to 400F
- Cover the baking sheet with plastic wrap
- Allow the dough to rise again for 45 minutes until it’s doubled in size.
- While you wait, you can melt the butter and spices together.
- Brush each breadstick with the butter
- Bake for 15 minutes (they’ll be golden brown). You can cook a little longer for extra crunch.
- Serve warm or cold.
Notes
Tips: You can store the breadsticks in the refrigerator in an air-tight bag (you can also use cling wrap). They’re pretty good until day three. If you want to freeze them, wrap them individually and transfer them into a freezer-safe container. The shelf life is 3 months.
