Sourdough Breadsticks Recipes

SOURDOUGH BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Blend together the dry ingredients in mixing bowl; make a well in the center.
• Pour in sourdough starter and olive oil and mix on low; adding additional water and flour as needed.
• Optional: Add 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese.
• Knead for approximately 6-8 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic.
• NOTE: For Pizza Bread Sticks: Add pepparoni and grated parmesan cheese once the flour has been incorporated (approximately 3 minutes after kneading started).
• Remove from bowl and form into a ball and place in a bowl that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, turning once to coat the top.
• Loosely cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm draft-free place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 - 2 hours (depending on your starter and the temperature of your kitchen).
• Turn dough onto floured work surface and gently pull (do not roll) into a rectangle approximately 16 x 8 x 1/2 inches.
• Using a pizza cutter, cut dough into 10-12 pieces.
• For Pizza Breadsticks; Cut each stick slightly wider, place mozzarella sticks in the center of the dough and fold over to totally encase the cheese with dough. (See Note Below).
• Place sticks 2 inches apart on pizza peel (or back of pizza pan) covered with parchment paper.
• Cover with a damp towel and allow to rise until doubled, about 45 minutes(this will vary depending on your sourdough starter and kitchen temperature).
• Place baking stone in oven and preheat to 375 degrees F.
• Bruh tops of dough with olive oil and sprinkle with preferred topping.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes until bottoms are light brown.
• Serve warm.
• Note: If you plan to freeze or serve later, bake plain,;cool on wire rack and store in plastic ziplock bag. Just before serving, brush tops with butter or olive oil and sprinkle on preferred topping and pop into a hot oven for a couple minutes.

PERFECT SOURDOUGH BREAD STICKS

Steps:

• Mix 2 tablespoons sugar with water until dissolved. Add yeast and let sit until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix remaining sugar, flour, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Combine sourdough starter and egg yolk in a separate bowl. Whisk egg white lightly and reserve in the refrigerator.
• Pour yeast and sourdough mixtures over the flour mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon until dough starts to form and all dry ingredients are incorporated. Turn out onto a work surface and knead into a smooth ball.
• Spray the inside of the bowl with cooking spray. Place dough in the bowl and cover with a cloth. Let rise for 1 hour.
• Punch down dough and divide into 12 portions. Roll out into small balls; shape into 3- to 4-inch-long sticks. Divide bread sticks between 2 greased or nonstick pans. Cover with cloths and let rest for 45 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until light brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove 1 pan at a time and brush tops with egg white. Continue baking until medium brown, 5 to 10 minutes more.

BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Dissolve 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar and yeast in 1/2 cup warm water in a bowl. Let stand until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.
• Beat flour, oil, egg, salt, remaining sugar, and remaining warm water into yeast mixture until smooth, adding more flour if needed to form a soft dough. Turn dough onto a floured work surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to cover completely with oil. Cover bowl with a damp towel and place in a warm area until dough is doubled in size, about 40 minutes.
• Grease a baking sheet.
• Punch dough down and turn onto a floured work surface. Divide dough into 18 pieces and shape each into a 6-inch rope. Arrange dough pieces on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart; cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size, about 25 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Remove cover from dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Whisk butter and garlic salt together in a bowl; brush over each breadstick. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over each.

BREADSTICKS WITH SOURDOUGH (YEAST OPTION TOO)

Steps:

• If using sourdough, refresh your starter with equal weights flour and water. you'll need 182 g of starter.
• If using a poolish sponge, mix 91 g water with 91 g flour and add 1/8 teaspoon of yeast. Allow to double in volume at room temperature 6 to 9 hours.
• Mix sponge with buttermilk and add the dough ingredients.
• Knead by hand for about 8 minutes and rest for 15 minutes covered.
• Stretch dough into a rectangle and tri-fold letter style top to bottom, side to side. Cover and rest 15 minutes.
• Stretch and fold and cover in a straight-sided clear container until doubled in volume about 30 more minutes or a little longer.
• Roll out dough into a rectangle 6" by 12" and slice into 16 strips 8" long.
• Twist and place on parchment paper.
• cover and proof for 30 minutes as oven preheats to 400°F.
• Bake for 7 minutes, rotate pan and bake 5 to 7 minutes longer until 200F internally and lightly browned.