Italian Breadsticks

  • Prep 35 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 32

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray to grease cookie sheets
  • 1 package regular or fast-acting dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
  • 2 to 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ Better for Bread™ bread flour or Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt or sesame seed

Steps

  • 1
    Spray cookie sheets with the cooking spray. In a large bowl, place the yeast. In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the water over medium heat until warm and an instant-read thermometer reads 105°F to 115°F. Pour water over yeast; stir until yeast is dissolved. Stir in the sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup oil and 1 cup of the flour. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. With a wooden spoon, stir in enough of the remaining flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, until dough is soft, leaves side of bowl and is easy to handle (dough maybe slightly sticky).
  • 2
    Sprinkle flour lightly on a countertop or large cutting board. Place dough on floured surface. Knead by folding dough toward you, then with the heels of your hands, pushing dough away from you with a short rocking motion. Move dough a quarter turn and repeat. Continue kneading about 5 minutes, sprinkling surface with more flour if dough starts to stick, until dough is smooth and springy. If dough is sticky, lightly flour your hands. Shape dough into a uniform roll that's 10 inches long. Cut roll crosswise into 32 equal parts. Roll each part into a pencil-like rope, 8 inches long for thick breadsticks or 10 inches long for thin breadsticks. Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. Brush with 2 tablespoons oil. Lightly spray sheets of plastic wrap with cooking spray; cover dough loosely with the plastic wrap, sprayed side down. Let rise in a warm place 20 minutes.
  • 3
    Place an egg separator over a small bowl. Crack open the egg, letting the yolk fall into the center of the separator and the egg white slip through the slots into the bowl. Cover and refrigerate egg yolk up to 4 days to use in another recipe.
  • 4
    Move the oven rack to the middle position of the oven. Heat the oven to 350°F. In a small bowl, beat the egg white and 1 tablespoon water slightly with a fork or wire whisk. Brush mixture over breadsticks, using a pastry brush; sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake 1 cookie sheet at a time 20 to 25 minutes or until breadsticks are golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Serve warm or cooled.

  • To get even pieces of dough, cut the 10-inch roll of dough in half. Continue cutting each piece in half until you have 32 pieces. Roll each piece of dough into pencil-like rope, on a lightly floured surface if the dough is sticky. Make an eight-inch rope for thicker breadsticks and a a 10-inch rope for thinner breadsticks.
  • Roll each piece of dough into pencil-like rope, on a lightly floured surface if the dough is sticky. Make a 8-inch rope for thicker breadsticks and 10-inch rope for thinner breadsticks.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Breadstick
Calories
50
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
2 1/2g
4%
Saturated Fat
0g
0%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
190mg
8%
Potassium
15mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
6g
2%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
0g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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