Italian Breadsticks

Recipe Ingredients

1		Active dry yeast
2/3 cup	157ml	Warm water - (105 f to 115 f)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1/4 cup	59ml	Vegetable or olive oil
2 1/4 cups	533ml	All-purpose flour - up to 2 vegetable or olive oil
1		Egg white
1 tablespoon	15ml	Water coarse salt or toasted sesame seed

Recipe Instructions

Dissolve yeast in warm water in large mixing bowl. Stir in sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup oil and 1 cup of the flour. Beat until smooth. Mix in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.

Turn dough only lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes Shape dough into roll, 10 inches long. Cut into 36 equal parts. Roll each part into rope, 8 inches long for thick breadsticks, 10 inches long for thin breadsticks. Place about 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheet. Brush with oil. Cover; let rise in warm place about 20 minutes.

Heat oven to 350F. Beat egg white and 1 tablespoon water slightly; brush over breadsticks and sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

Yield: 3 dozen breadsticks

Source:
Betty Crocker's Best of Baking

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