April 29, 2010

best bread sticks

a while back, a few (or maybe a lot) of us would get together once a week and have dinner together. we would rotate houses/hosts so we got to eat a variety of really good food. i always hoped this family would make these bread sticks because they are my favorite. i was so happy they were willing to share their recipe. thanks, angie!

mix 1 1/2 C warm water, 1 T yeast and 1 T sugar and let it bubble up good.

add 4ish C flour, 1/3 C sugar and 1 t salt and knead till you've got good dough* and let rise 20ish minutes. (the more you let them rise, the fluffier they'll be.)

you can shape 'em however you want. i always roll the dough out and cut them into strips. then i put some butter/margarine and garlic salt on them. i'm sure parmesan cheese and whatever other yumminess you can conjure up would be delightful as well. it's up to you and your fluffiness preference if you want to let them rise after this step or not.

bake on 400 til golden, about 10 minutes.

*i've finally figured out that around here, you have to put less flour in than you think for bread or it will be dry and gross. so if it's a little bit sticky, that will be perfect and you can just use extra flour when you roll out and/or shape.

1 comment:

Courtni said...

they are the best! ironically, just the other day, i searched my email for this very recipe and found it. :-)