2 TBSP sugar
1 1/2 C. hot water
1 TBSP yeast
4-5 ish cups of flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 cube of butter
Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, Italian seasoning (all opt.)
In mixing bowl with dough hook: dissolve sugar in hot water. When water cools slightly add the yeast and salt. Add flour until dough pulls away from sides of mixing bowl. Knead as you like it. (I usually leave it kneading for 5-10 minutes...but whatever you like). While it's kneading place cube of butter on a large cookie sheet in the oven at 350 to melt. Roll out dough on a floured surface and cut into breadsticks. (here's the great trick: if you have a cutting board or another cookie sheet about the same size then flip it over, coat with flour, and role out dough in the rectangle shape. Then use a pizza cutter to cut into desired size of breadsticks. Then just invert sheet with dough over the sheet of melted butter... and vwala!) If desired sprinkle garlic powder and Italian seasoning on the buttered sheet before inverting the dough onto it. Then roll sticks over on pan to coat. Sprinkle entire sheet with Parmesan cheese if desired. Allow to raise 10 minutes if desired (but she doesn't and neither did I and they were perfect). Bake 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees. Enjoy hot!
Total Time: 35-40 minutes Yield: about 2-3 dozen breadsticks.
Mmm ; ) I learned this recipe in my BYU cooking class and use it all the time. It is also fun to use olive oil in place of the butter for a heart healthy substitution!
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