Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Homemade Breadsticks


If you know me very well, then you know that we have moved a lot.  Over 20 times in 24 years (this is just my married life..LOL)  My husband's job and education have had us traveling and exploring most of our married life.  With each move, I have made great friends.  With every friend, I inherited some amazing recipes!  This is one of them.

While living in Tacoma, WA, I met a woman who could do everything, so it seemed.  She cooked like there was no tomorrow and her food was always the hit of any event or party.  She was very gracious with her recipes and had no problem sharing them with everyone.  I have two bread recipes that are amazing, quick and taste so good.  I learned to make bread with these two because they were very user-friendly.

Today I will share the breadstick and in a future post, I will share the other rolls.  What I love about her bread recipe, is that it can be an afterthought and still get made in time for dinner.  So many times bread is an afterthought for me at a meal.  This happened to me yesterday as I was preparing the potato soup.  Then I remembered that I had an old cookbook that I just unpacked and all of my old bread recipes would be nicely tucked away.  I looked and there it was.  YAHOO…bread sticks were made in under an hour and they were a huge hit with the family.  Enjoy!

Recipe:  Easy Breadsticks


1 T yeast, dissolved in 1 ½ cups warm water; add 3 T. sugar.  Let sit for a few minutes until bubbly. 

Add ½ tsp salt and 3 1/4  cups of flour.

Mix and knead for 3 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes.  Melt 1 stick of butter in a cookie sheet.  Roll dough on the counter and cut into strips.  Dab both sides with butter and line them onto the cookie sheet.  Sprinkle with garlic, parsley flakes, seasoned salt, and parm cheese.  Let raise 10-20 minutes, bake for 15-20 minutes at 375 degrees.


NOTE:  The dough is very soft, if it's too soft, add a bit more flour so that you can handle each strip.  I know that one stick of butter sounds like a lot, but the butter is soaked up by the rising dough and breadstick when cooked. If you happen to use less, please let me know if it turns out.  Thanks!

BAM..your done!  Was that not super easy or what?  I have added the pictures below to help with each step.

The above strips were a bit too soft to be picked up, so I ended up cutting them down the middle too.  They will stretch the length of the pan and make thinner bread sticks.  They still taste just as good.

The breadsticks will immediately start to rise in the hot pan with the melted butter.

Season your breadsticks and let rise.

Bake and watch them mesh together, but they pull apart so easily.

This is a quick shot to show you how easily they pull apart and how much they rise.

Written by Sherron Watson

19 comments:

  1. Love these, Sherron. They looks so easy and deliciuos.
    Hugs and luv Misbah

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  2. Thank YOU Sherron for sharing the recipe with us
    super easy , super tempting

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  3. Oh my goodness! These are that simple?! I'm in love. I too have often thought of bread at the last minute. Thank you so much for sharing these. They look scrumptious!

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  4. Made them with dinner tonight and the whole family loved them. Thanks for the recipe!

    Andrea D.

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  5. These look wonderful, I could make a meal of them with a glass of wine!

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  7. I've lost count of the number of times I have now made this recipe. It is really fantastic!

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  8. Just made these. FInally, a quick bread stick that actually tastes good. Only used 6 T of butter! :) Tasted fine.

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  9. Making these for the second time tonight for supper. Very easy to make and delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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  10. Making these for the second time tonight. Very easy to make and very delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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  11. Your recipe is EXCELLENT! I did try using half the butter melted on the pan, and they were perfect. I made a double batch, used half a stick of butter on each pan, and they were great - I wouldn't change a thing. Why use more butter, when you can use less? Thanks for posting this recipe. I've been told it's now a family staple. :)

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  12. These are excellent! I made a double batch, and used half the butter on the pans. They turned out great. Our family and extended family didn't miss the extra fat at all! Thanks for posting this recipe - I've been asked to make these for every meal from now on. :)

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    1. Thank you for the comments Angela--that made my day! My family would eat them every meal too...LOL

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  13. My children (and all their friends) thank you for this recipe. :) I found you on pinterest a few weeks ago and get asked for these aLOT since I first made them. I too half the butter and they are perfect for us.

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  14. I made these for dinner tonight with my mother in law and they were wonderful!! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!

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  15. DELICIOUS! easy. Family approved. Definate entry in my personal recipe file.

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  16. My family loves these! We've made them several times. But I'm incredibly lazy and just pat the dough out in the pan with the melted butter then flip it over, put on my toppings and cut it with a pizza cutter before letting it rise. They still taste just as good without the mess of flour on my counter.

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    1. I love your easier method. I will have to make them that way next time. Thank you for your comment.

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