Breadsticks

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Delicious garlic butter breadsticks made from scratch. A simple recipe to serve with any pasta dinner.

Prep Time20

Cook Time15

Additional Time1 30

Total Time2 5

Course: Breads

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy breadsticks, garlic breadsticks, homemade breadsticks, Olive Garden breadsticks

Servings: breadsticks

Calories: 439kcal

Author: Milisa

Ingredients

1 cup warm water 95 - 100°
1 package Red Star Platinum Yeast 2 1/4 teaspoons or active dry yeast
1 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoons olive oil plus more for greasing the bowl
2 1/2- 3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt

for the garlic butter:

½ cup butter melted
2 garlic cloves grated or finely minced
1 tablespoon parmesan cheese grated

Instructions

Pour warm water into a large mixing bowl and add in yeast, sugar and oil. Stir together. I like Red Star Yeast Platinum for making bread. It is instant yeast but dry active yeast will also work just fine.
Add 2 cups of flour and salt. Use a dough hook attachment to mix on low until ingredients come together. Knead for 3- 5 minutes until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl, adding additional flour as needed 1/4 cup at a time.
Grease a large bowl and add breadstick dough, turning to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set in a warm, draft- free place for about 1 hour and let the dough rise until doubled in size.
Punch down dough and divide in half and then each half into 4 pieces, creating 8 equal pieces. Flatten each piece into a rectangle and then roll up from the long side. Press the seams together and place onto a greased or parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Loosely cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel and set aside to rise 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375°.
Prepare the garlic butter by melting butter with grated garlic cloves, cook over low heat for 2-3 minutes.
Bake breadsticks for 15- 17 minutes until golden brown.
Remove from oven and brush breadsticks with additional garlic butter and sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired.

Notes

Storage: Place leftover breadsticks in an airtight container at room temperature for 1- 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Place in a freezer bag and freeze up to 3 months.

Reheat: Cook breadsticks at 300° for about 5-8 minutes on a baking sheet or wrapped in aluminum foil.

Shaping: You can roll the dough out after the first rise into a rectangle. Use a pizza cutter to cut into 1 1/2 inch strips and cover for second rise before baking. This method will produce Pizza Hut breadsticks.

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