how do you make bread sticks like you get at restaurants?

Question

I really like some of the bread sicks I get at italian restaurants and am wondering if I can make them at home.

Answer 1

SOFT BREADSTICKS

2 1/2 cups flour
4 tsp. sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/3 cup milk
6 tbs. melted butter
4 tsp. sesame seeds

In a small bowl, combine first 4 ingredients. Gradually add milk and stir to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured surface. Knead gently 3 to 4 times. Roll into a 20x5x1/2"rectangle. Cut into 24 breadsticks. Place butter in 2 13x9x2" pans. Put breadsticks in butter and turn to coat. Sprinkle with seeds.

Variations: Chopped fresh herbs such as parsley, rosemary, basil, oregano, thyme, etc. can be added, if desired. Add 2 tablespoons minced garlic and sprinkle with garlic powder before baking to make garlic bread sticks. Bake at 450°F for 14 to 18 minutes.

Answer 2

are you talking the long hard thin ones or soft ones?
My recipe is simple, yummy and never fails...I use the "pizza dough" for my bread machine, use the dough setting and follow directions! You can even put garlic butter on them while cooking if you like.

Answer 3

I worked at Little Caesars and we just cut pizza dough into slices and baked it. (Try the Pilsbury kind, but let it rise a bit.) Then we brushed it with a mixture of melted butter and chopped garlic (the kind you buy in a jar). Then, we topped it with a mixture of parmesan cheese and kosher salt. Enjoy!

Answer 4

Hi !!
Here you go...ENJOY!!!

BREADSTICKS

Olive Garden Stick Bread

1 cake yeast
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup warm water
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups warm water
1/2 cup Crisco shortening or substitute brand
8 cups white or wheat flour, sifted
One egg

Cooking and Baking Oil Spray

Garlic powder
Dry oregano powder

Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water with ½ teaspoon sugar. Mix Crisco with one teaspoon sugar until it is creamy. Add beaten egg, salt and warm water. Add dissolved yeast and sifted flour. Knead until dough is smooth and elastic. Set aside in warm place to rise until doubled in bulk.

Punch down and knead again and with Spray on your fingers, oval shape them about 1" X 4", Place them 3 fingers apart on Sprayed baking sheets and let rise again by covering them with a clean kitchen towel and placing in a warm place for about 1 and ½ hours. Spray tops and then lightly powder with garlic and oregano. Bake at 375-F. for 25-30 minutes or less until golden brown. Let cool, serve warm, if needed, warm them again in a microwave about 12-15 seconds on High.

-------------OR, IF YOU WANT A "SHORTCUT" VERSION...

Easy Olive Garden Breadsticks

I let them rise in the oven with just the oven light on then just before they have fininished rising I remove them & preheat the oven. They will keep for a couple of days but I like them fresh fresh. They freeze well

10 Breadsticks
40 min 15 min prep

1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
light olive oil flavored cooking spray or other vegetable cooking spray
2 teaspoons garlic powder (not garlic salt, or more)
2 teaspoons dried oregano, rubbed into a fine powder

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Spray your fingers with a bit of oil and knead the thawed bread dough.
Shape the dough 10 cigar sized pieces.
Place the breadsticks on a oil sprayed cookie sheet.
Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size (up to 2 hours).
Lightly spray the top of each breadstick with oil and dust with the garlic powder and Oregano Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool slightly& serve.

Answer 5

i did it my way'' try pizza dough & garlic idea's.'' plus butter of coarse......