Ingredients:
1 + 1/2 cups warm water
1 Tbsp. quick rise yeast
2 Tbsp. sugar
3 + 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. melted butter (for the pan)
2 Tbsp. melted butter (for the top of the breadsticks)
herbs/seasonings (any you wish to use for flavor)
Directions:
Place all ingredients (except the melted butter) in the above order in a large mixer with a dough hook. Mix on a low speed for about 3 minutes. Dough should look well blended. Scrape the sides of your bowl if necessary to make sure all the flour gets blended. Let dough rest for 10 minutes.
While dough is resting, add the melted butter to a 11x17 baking dish and spread it around to evenly coat the bottom and halfway up the sides of the pan. After the 10 minutes are over, roll out your bread dough on a floured surface to 1/4-1/2 in thick. Cut with a pizza cutter once down the middle of it lengthwise. Then cut into the breadstick about 1-1.5 inches wide. Once cut, lift each breadstick up and twist it around a few times. Place it in the baking dish and repeat with the other breadsticks laying them about 1/2 inch apart. Brush each breadstick with melted butter and sprinkle with garlic salt, basil, parsley, parmesan, and/or any other herbs or seasonings you may want to use. Cover pan with plastic wrap and let the breadsticks rise for 30 minutes.
While the breadsticks are rising, preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Then bake your breadsticks for 15-20 minutes (until they look golden brown on the top).
Tip: You can also make really good cinnamon sticks with this recipe. Once you get your bread dough rolled out brush the dough with a good layer of melted butter. Then sprinkle cinnamon and sugar all over the top. Continue cutting and twisting the bread dough as described above. I like to lightly spread melted butter on the tops of the twisted breadsticks before letting them rise. Make a simple frosting glaze (2 cups powdered sugar, 3 tbsp. butter, 1 tsp. vanilla, 2 - 4 Tbsp. milk (depending on the thickness you are going for)) and drizzle the glaze over slightly cooled breadsticks.
Time to Make: about 1 hour
Difficulty: medium
Recipe Origin: www.melskitchencafe.com/divine-breadsticks-2/
