Bread Machine Baking: Breadsticks

Bread Machine Baking: Breadsticks

1 recipe Pizza Crust (pg 45)
1 egg lightly beaten with 1 Tbsp. water
3 Tbsp. sesame seeds

Pizza Crust recipe;

1 Tbsp yeast
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1/4 c. cornmeal
3 tbsp whole wheat flour
3 c. unbleached white flour
1-1/4 c. water (plus an additional 1 or 2 Tbsp. if the mixture looks dry and crumbly after the first 10 min. of kneading)
2 Tbsp. olive oil

Have all the ingredients at room temperature.  Place all the ingredients in the machine, program for Dough or manual and press start.  Remove the dough from the machine and let it rest for 10 min. at room temp., follow the baking instructions on page 47.

We are not going to page 47 as that is the pizza dough baking instructions, go back to pg 52 for breadstick instructions.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees, grease 2 heavy duty baking sheets or line them with foil, shiny side up.  Divide the dough into 12 pieces (large machines) or 8 pcs. (small machines).  On a lightly floured board, roll each piece to a 4 x 2-1/2" rectangle.  Cut each rectangle lengthwise into four 4" sticks. Transfer the sticks to the prepared sheets leaving 1/2" between the sticks.  Brush the top with the egg glaze and sprinkle with sesame seeds.  Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.  When the breadsticks are completely cool, store them in an airtight container.

Again, putting the ingredients in the machine is super easy.  I did not cut the breadsticks down to their measurements as I wanted larger breadsticks, more like what Olive Garden serves.  Working with the dough was quite easy and shaping them into the size I wanted was easy as well.  Baking them for 10 minutes was perfect.  These were delicious and I would make them again, but I would probably add a flavored glaze or cheese to bring out more flavor, such as italian seasoning or garlic depending on the meal I was serving them with.