Rich Rosemary Breadsticks Recipes

ROSEMARY BREADSTICK

Steps:

• Stir together water, yeast, and sugar in a bowl and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Combine flour, whole wheat flour, rosemary, and salt in a food processor with a plastic dough blade and pulse for 5 seconds.
• Stir water and oil into yeast.
• With processor running, pour yeast mixture into the flour.
• Process until dough forms a ball, adding flour, 1 tbsp at a time if necessary.
• Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, turning to grease top.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours.
• Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 12 inch log. Cut each log into 1 inch pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope. Fold rope in half, twist, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Sprinkle breadsticks with cornmeal and let rise for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 300.
• Combine egg white with pinch of salt.
• Brush mixture over breadsticks and sprinkle with salt, sesame seeds, or poppy seeds.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Increase heat to 350 and bake 5 minutes until golden brown.

RICH ROSEMARY BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Place half the water in a large bowl. Stir in the yeast and the sugar. Allow to sit about 10 minutes, or until the yeast is bubbling. Add the remaining water, 2 tablespoons of the oil and the salt. Stir to combine. Begin to stir in the flour, 1 cup at a time. When it forms a dough, turn it onto a lightly floured board and knead in the remaining flour. Knead the dough for 8 minutes, then knead in the herbs and the pepper. Continue to knead for another 3 to 4 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
• Oil a large bowl, add the dough and turn to coat with the oil. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until doubled in bulk, 5 to 6 hours. Punch the dough down and divide it into 4 pieces. Roll out each piece into a 6-by-11-inch rectangle less than inch thick. Cut them into strips a little less than i inch wide.
• Oil the baking sheets and place the strips about inch apart. Brush lightly with oil and set aside for 1 hour to rise. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until golden. Cool on racks and serve.

CRUSTY BREADSTICKS WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Place water in large bowl of electric mixer fitted with dough hook. Add yeast and pinch of sugar; stir to blend. Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon salt and chopped rosemary; beat at medium speed until blended. Add 4 cups flour, 1 cup at a time, beating until well incorporated. Mix milk and oil in small bowl. With mixer running on low speed, gradually add milk mixture. Increase speed to medium; beat 6 minutes. Scrape dough from hook and sides of bowl (dough will be soft and sticky). Let dough rest in bowl 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle 2 heavy large baking sheets generously with cornmeal. Turn out dough onto floured surface and knead until soft and slightly sticky, adding more flour if necessary. Divide dough into 12 equal pieces. Let dough rest 10 minutes.
• Roll each dough piece between work surface and palms of hands to 12-inch long rope. Arrange 6 ropes on each baking sheet, spacing apart. Break small green clusters off rosemary sprigs. Insert stem end of rosemary clusters along top of breadsticks, spacing rosemary 2 inches apart. Using sprayer filled with cold water, lightly mist breadsticks. Let rise uncovered in warm draft-free area until puffy and light, about 30 minutes.
• Position 1 rack in lowest third of oven and 1 rack in center and preheat to 450°F. Brush breadsticks lightly with glaze. Sprinkle very lightly with coarse salt, if desired. Place baking sheets on racks in oven and spray oven with water. Bake 15 minutes, spraying oven with water every 5 minutes, spraying oven with water every 5 minutes. Continue baking without spraying until breadsticks are golden and sound hollow when tapped, about 15 minutes longer. Transfer breadsticks to racks; cool. (Can be made ahead. Wrap tightly in foil and freeze up to 2 weeks. Thaw breadsticks. If desired, rewarm wrapped sticks in 350°F oven 15 minutes.)

ROSEMARY AND THYME BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and yeast in processor. Add rosemary, thyme, honey and oil. Gradually blend in enough water to bind dough together. Process until dough forms ball, about 30 seconds longer. Turn dough out onto work surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 2 minutes. Lightly oil large bowl. Add dough; turn to coat with oil. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, then towel. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch down dough. Divide into 16 equal pieces. Roll each dough piece between palms and work surface into 12-inch-long by 1/2-inch-wide rope. Arrange ropes on 2 heavy large baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart. Let rise uncovered in warm draft-free area until almost doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Bake until breadsticks are very crisp and pale golden, about 40 minutes. Transfer breadsticks to racks and cool. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.)

CHEESE AND ROSEMARY BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line 2 heavy large baking sheets with silicone baking sheets or parchment paper. In a food processor, chop the Parmesan, Gruyere and rosemary together until coarsely chopped. Set the cheese mixture aside. Separate the dough strips. Using a pizza cutter or a large sharp knife, cut each dough strip in half lengthwise to form thin strips. Working with dough strip at a time, coat each strip with the cheese mixture, pressing very gently. Twist each cheese covered dough strip and place onto prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle with the salt, if you wish.
• Bake until the breadsticks are golden brown, about 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer the warm breadsticks to a basket and serve.

CRISP ROSEMARY BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sprinkle yeast and sugar over warm water; let stand until foamy, about 5 minute.
• Add lemon zest, salt, rosemary, 2 T. oil, and 1 1/2 cups flour.
• Beat with a heavy spoon or an electric mixer until dough is glossy and stretching 3-5 minute.
• Mix in about 1 cup more flour, or enough to make a soft dough.
• To knead by hand, scrape dough onto a lightly floured board and knead until smooth and springy, about 10 minute adding more flour as needed to prevent sticking.
• To knead with a dough hook, beat dough on high speed until it pulls cleanly from sides of bowl and is springy 5-7 minute. If dough is sticky, add flour 1 T. at a time.
• Turn dough out onto a generously floured board.
• Pat into a 6-inch square.
• Brush dough with remaining oil, loosely cover with plastic wrap, and let rise until puffy, about 45 minute.
• Grease 3 large baking sheets.
• Gently rub with 2 T flour.
• With a sharp knife, cut dough lengthwise into quarters.
• Working with one quarter at a time, cut it lenghtwise into 8 equal pieces.
• Stretch one piece to about 15 inches long; place on a baking sheet.
• Repeat with remaining breadsticks, spacing them about 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven 20-25 minute or until golden brown. Rotate baking sheets after 10 minute.
• Cool on rack.
• If you can't cook them all at once, dough can be refrigerated.