Garlic Breadsticks
Make a batch of soft homemade garlic parmesan breadsticks and watch them disappear! They're perfect with a buttery garlic dipping sauce.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
For the Breadsticks
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour plus extra for kneading the dough
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese divided
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
For the Garlic Dipping Sauce
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Mix the dry ingredients. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until thoroughly combined and set aside.
- Add wet ingredients. Combine water and oil in a separate bowl or cup; stir to combine. Slowly add the water mixture to the flour mixture.
- Form the dough. Using a wooden spoon, or your hands, gently stir and mix until the dough forms a ball. The dough should be soft, but not sticky. Add more water if it's too dry, 1 tablespoon at a time. If it's too sticky, add more flour.
- Knead. Lightly flour your work area and sprinkle 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese over it. Transfer the dough to your floured work area and knead for 5 minutes.
- Shape the dough. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out into a rectangle. The long end should be rolled out to about 12 inches.
- Add toppings. Top the dough with the remaining grated parmesan cheese and fresh ground pepper. Press down on the toppings so they adhere to the dough.
- Cut and bake. Using a pizza cutter, cut out 1-inch wide breadsticks. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until lightly browned on top.
- Finish with garlic salt. In the meantime, combine salt and garlic powder in a small bowl. Remove the breadsticks from the oven. Immediately brush the tops with melted butter and sprinkle them with the salt and garlic powder mixture. Set aside the breadsticks and keep them warm while working on the dipping sauce.
- Make the dipping sauce. Melt butter in a saucepan. When completely melted, remove from heat and, using a spoon, remove the foamy layer on top; discard foam. Whisk in garlic powder and salt.
- Serve. Transfer the garlic dipping sauce to a serving bowl and serve with the prepared breadsticks.
Notes
Rolling out the dough may be a challenge at first as the dough is strong, but so long as you press down and roll, the dough will start to take shape.
Nutrition
Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 397mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 95IU | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 0.6mg
