I got this recipe from an amzing cook, Penny. I have sinced made them and shared the recipe countless times. These are the best ever, I promise after making them you will NEVER go back to complicated, time consuming breadsticks again!! These don't need time to rise, and they are fluffy and yummy and you will LOVE them! Penny says the secret is baking them at a high temperature, and also using bread flour. I bought bread flour for the first time ever for this recipe and LOVE using it in these but also cinnamon rolls and cookies.
Breadsticks:
3 cups warm water
2 Tablespoons yeast
2 Tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
6-7 cups BREAD flour, no substitues!
Preheat oven to 480. Mix yeast and water in mixer, let sit for like 5 minutes while you gather other ingredients. Add sugar and salt, and 2 cups flour. Mix, then add 2more cups flour, mix then add 2 more. I usually use 6 1/2 cups bread flour, you want to add it til your mixer picks all the flour off your bowl, like this:
Then mix for about 4 minutes while you gather ingredients for topping and get your pan ready. ***You can do this all by hand if you don't have a mixer.***
Next, brush some melted butter and/or olive oil on the bottom of a 10x15 sheet cake pan. And this is the BEST PART!! Put some flour on your hands, and take your dough out of mixing bowl, and place directly on pan!
You can roll it out on there with a rolling pin, but honestly I just spread it out with my hands! Next, brush on the mixture below:
Topping:
6 Tablespoons Butter, can use 1/2 Butter, 1/2 Olive Oil(I use both)
3 Tablespoons Parmesan Cheese
Garlic Salt, Dried Parsley
Shredded Cheddar/Jack Cheese, Optional
Melt Butter, add olive oil if desired. Add parmesan cheese, garlic salt, and parsley to taste. Brush over dough.
Top with shredded cheese if desired.
I make these breadsticks both ways, with and without extra cheese on top, they are both awesome but the cheesy ones are our favorites! The cheese gets a little browned and is just SO good, way better/cheaper than cheesy breadsticks from the pizza store! My kids even take them to school for lunches the day after I make these with some spaghetti sauce in a little container for dipping.
The next step is to cut them while in the pan, if you're nervous about scraping the pan just use a butter knife. Make 12 rows (11 lines) along the width (smaller width) of your pan. Then cut 2 lines to make 3 rows across the length (long length) of your pan, to make 36 total breadsticks.
Bake in oven at 480 for 8-11 minutes, remove when top is browning a little. You will LOVE these, I promise!
**Don't stress if you forget to cut breadsticks before you bake, I've done this before and they bake fine and you can just cut them when you take them out.**
Oh Amy I love how you add cheese! So yummy I am trying that next time! Also I like the idea of adding the seasonings right to the melted butter...nice!! And I to make these ALL the time, so super good!
ReplyDeleteYes, try the cheese, my family went NUTS for the cheesy ones! :)
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ReplyDeleteThese bread sticks were so good!!!! I broke your rule and used all purpose flour and they turned out light, fluffy and yummy! This will be my new bread stick recipe.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you liked them Heidi~the first time I made them I used regular flour since that's what I had too-and they turned out great. But then I noticed that Costco sold big bags of bread flour and so I bought some, and it really did make them softer and better! And I found out you can use bread flour for pretty much anything, I use it in cookies and quick breads like pumpkin, and it just makes them softer. So if you see bread flour cheap I would suggest giving it a try! :)
ReplyDeleteI tried these bread sticks tonight and they were a HUGE hit, so yummy! And I am totally sold on bread flour, don't know if I'll ever bake without it again. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Liz so glad you liked them and the bread flour--I buy the huge bag at Costco now, and separate it into ziploc gallon bags and freeze them and take them out as needed. It never lasts me more than a couple months. It's SO much cheaper to do it that way than buying it at the grocery store, they sell it for like 2.75 for 5 lbs and a 25 lb bag @ Costco is only like 6.75.
ReplyDeleteI have converted to bread flour for all of my baking. LOVE IT!! It really does make a difference. Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteI love making breadsticks just before my family gets together to watch a movie. These look very tasty.
ReplyDeleteStill using this recipe 14 years after you posted it. I lost my copy I've used for years (I think its hiding underneath the fridge) so I went to Pinterest and I'm SO happy I found it again!! THank you for sharing years ago! We use this dough for pizza every saturday night!
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