Italian Grissini

Posted 2017-05-19 by BritishStorm ⇒ follow

These crunchy bread sticks are great as a snack or for dipping. Top them with your favourite spices or leave them plain to hero your accompaniments.

Preparation Time: 70 minutes
Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes
Makes: 24 bread sticks

Ingredients
200 ml of warm water
1 teaspoon instant dried yeast
50 ml olive oil
375 grams of plain flour
30 grams of melted butter
1 teaspoon of sea salt

Optional toppings
Himalayan salt
Dried rosemary
Green jalapeno salt
Grated Parmesan

Method

Place warm water and yeast into mixing bowl and stir gently. Yeast will start to activate and froth after a few minutes.

Add oil, flour, butter and salt. Stir until dough comes together.

Empty onto lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes. Dough will be beautifully smooth and elastic.

Place dough into greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap.

*Rest for around an hour or until dough has roughly doubled in size.

Preheat oven to 190 degrees.

Divide dough into 24 pieces. Each will weigh 25-30 grams. Roll into lengths around 25 cm long. Try to keep them thin so they will dry out and give a perfect crunch.