【Garlic Cheese Breadsticks】
by MaomaoMom
An easy recipe to make soft and delicious bread sticks, you have to try it.
Prepare time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Stand time: 2 hours
Level: Low
Serves: 16 servings
Ingredients:
Dough:
1) 1 cup minus 1 tbsp water (220g), 1/2 tsp sugar, 3/4 tsp salt；
2) 2 cups unsifted all purpose flour (320g), 1.5 tsp fast rising yeast;
3) 1.5 tbsp olive oil;
Topping:
4) 1 tbsp freshly minced garlic, 1.5 tbsp olive oil;
5) 3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese;
6) ½ cup grated 2-year old cheddar cheese;
7)1/3 tsp ground black pepper.
Directions:
1: Place all ingredients of Ingredient 1) in the bread machine , then add all ingredients of Ingredient 2) (Picture 1). Select “dough” and start the program. When the stirring begins, open the lid and quickly add 1.5 tbsp oil (Picture 2). Close the lid and let the program continue until finish. The entire process takes about 2 hours.
2: When the dough doubles in volume (Picture 3), take it out from the bread machine. Place all ingredients of Ingredient 4) in a small size bowl and mix (Picture 4). On a floured surface, shape the dough to a log, press down and roll out to a 0.8 cm thick rectangle (Picture 5).
3: Cut into 12 equal stripes and place on parchment paper lined baking sheet (Picture 6) and let stand for 20 minutes. Preheat oven t0 500F/260C with pizza stone inside. If you don’t have one, use an upside down baking sheet.
4: Drizzle garlic and olive oil mixture on the top of stripes (Picture 7), sprinkle grated parmesan cheese (Picture 8) and grated cheddar cheese evenly (Picture 9). Finally sprinkle 1/3 tsp ground black pepper on top.
5: When oven reaches the desired temperature, slid the break sticks with parchment paper on to the baking sheet (surface is very hot, please ware mittens ) and bake for 9-10 minutes until the top turns golden (Picture 9).
6: Let it cool for 3-5 minutes before serving.
Microwave leftover bread sticks 15-25 seconds then toast it before serving.