Soft Italian Bread Sticks

**cmdarlin** · 02-17-2009, 08:23 AM

1. Mix together water, sugar and yeast. Let sit for 10 minutes until it becomes foamy.

2. In a separate bowl, combine the salt, Italian seasonings and garlic powder with only 2 cups of the flour*.

3. Place the softened butter in with the yeast mixture; then add the flour mixture. Combine with your hands and knead onto a lightly floured surface, adding the additional cup of flour IF needed. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes or until it is smooth and elastic.

4. Divide the dough into half. Cut each portion into 12 pieces and roll each piece into a 4 to 6 inch rope. Place them about 2 inches apart onto a lightly greased baking sheet.

5. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 20 minutes or until doubled.

6. Bake at 350 degrees F, for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

7. Immediately brush with the topping mixture and sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.

*I have learned that when I bake bread to withhold at least a cup of the flour in the recipe until I start kneading the bread. It helps me control how dry the dough will come out. You can always add more flour but never take it out.

**Momto2Boyz** · 02-17-2009, 08:26 AM

Oh man, looking at that picture, my mouth is watering! You couldn't have posted at a better time! I was going to make bread to go with chili tonight, but I think I'll try these!

They look fantastic! Thanks for posting the pic of them too!

**Spirit Deer** · 02-17-2009, 09:11 AM

Those look good and FAST with only 20 minutes for rising. Perfect for me since I often don't plan meals very far ahead. THANKS! I'll definitely be giving those a try.

**Spirit Deer** · 02-17-2009, 09:20 AM

450 degrees and 350 degrees are both referenced in your recipe. Which is correct?

**Momto2Boyz** · 02-18-2009, 05:32 PM

I was getting ready to pop these into the oven and noticed the difference in the temps too. I'm gonna try it at 350 and hopefully they turn out!

**Michelle** · 02-18-2009, 05:38 PM

I want to try these too

**Sara Noel** · 02-18-2009, 05:51 PM

They look delicious!

**MomToTwoBoys** · 02-18-2009, 06:34 PM

Omg, I have to buy yeast now. Those look soooooo great!

**Momto2Boyz** · 02-18-2009, 07:17 PM

I haven't rated these yet, but we just got finished with dinner and they get at least 5 starts! I'd give them more if I could!

They were soooooo good!

I had to make a few substitutions, due to things I had on hand, but it was nothing major. I was out of bread flour and butter, so I substituted regular all purpose flour and used olive oil in place of the butter and they still turned out fantastic. The butter would have given the "topping" more flavor, but they were still great with the olive oil!

And I baked them at 350 degrees. These will definately be going into my permanent recipe file! Thanks cmdarlin! They are awesome!

**cmdarlin** · 02-18-2009, 07:34 PM

350 is the correct temperature. I'm sorry I screwed it up when posting. I was having a 'grey' moment!

ps... I have even used this as a pizza crust recipe too... Yummy!

Debbie

**Momx2grtkds** · 02-23-2009, 07:28 PM

OMG! I made these tonight and they were amazing! Thanks for the recipe.

**Debbie-cat** · 02-25-2009, 06:35 PM

These are soooo good!! I just made them tonight for the first time and everyone ate them all up!

Thanks for sharing the recipe!

**Iansmommy** · 05-13-2009, 08:22 PM

We made these tonight for dinner and they are soooo good. They are so soft and the kids gave them 2 thumbs up. I stuffed ours with string cheese and pepperoni and gave them sauce to dip. The kids want leftovers in their lunch tomorrow. Oh, and DH said that it was the best breadsticks he's ever had.

Thanks for the recipe!!!!