Bread sticks

Bread sticks is an easy snack made with bread flour or all purpose flour.In the original recipe it was baked with All purpose flour,but I tried using bread flour.These are my favorite appetizers or sides any time I eat pizza.Kids love to have this soft buttery garlic flavored bread sticks.Bread sticks an easy recipe with just few ingredients.Summer holidays started for my kids from Monday.They want something  new snack every time..So thought to give a try these bread sticks..Adapted recipe from here My kids loved to the core.They just enjoyed eating like that without marinara sauce.Usually these are very tasty with marinara sauce.Here is yummy bread-sticks recipe.

Ingredients:

• Bread flour or all purpose flour( 1 1/2 cup,1 CUP PLUS 1/2 CUP)( 250 ml cup,I used bread flour here)
• yeast 1 tspn
• sugar 1 tspn
• salt 1/2 tspn
• warm water 1/2 cup( can add 1 or 2 tbspns more if  needed)
• olive oil 1 tspn
  

For coating

• Butter 3 tbspn
• grated garlic 2 tbspn
• dried oregano
• dried basil

Method:
Heat 3 tbspn of butter add grated garlic in the hot butter and fry few mins,until nice aroma comes (around 2 mins) .Don't burn the garlic or else it will ruin the bread.Add italian seasoing to the butter garlic mixture
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For bread sticks

Procedure:

• Take sugar in a bowl, add warm water and yeast mix it well.Keep aside in warm weather until froth appears on top( around  5 to 6 mins)
• In another bowl mix flour ,salt and olive oil.
• Now add the yeast water to the flour and knead it until soft.( add extra water if necessary)
• Grease your plams with little olive oil and coat the dough.
• Cover the dough and set it side for an hour in warm place.
• After an hour knead it again for 3 to 4 mins and keep aside half an hour.
• Now once the dough is risen well ,dust the surface with flour and divide the dough into two rectangles.
• Shape each rectangle into 1 inch sticks as shown in the pics. Brush each stick with seasoning mixture above.
• Preheat oven to 400 F.
• Spray the baking tray with little bit of olive oil.
• Arrange these sticks slowly in the baking tray..Keep them covered for 10 to 15 mins( just to risen little bit)Then,Bake 15 to 17 mins or until they turn little brown.
• Yummy breads sticks ready enjoy with marinara sauce or just like that.