Cheese Breadsticks

Cheese Breadsticks

Going to a pizza place, they always have good breadsticks.  We could just eat those and not order pizza. But it is just as easy to make your own breadsticks at home and they taste just as good or even better then the pizza places.

Ingredients

1 c. warm water
2 tsp. yeast
1 tsp. sugar
2 1/4 to 2 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 Tbs. cooking oil, or olive oil
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbs. butter, very soft
1/2 to 1 tsp. Italian seasoning *see notes below
1/2 tsp. garlic or more
3/4 c. mozzarella cheese, shredded
3/4 c. cheddar cheese, shredded
1/3 c. Parmesan cheese

Directions

Lightly grease or spray a cookie pan or baking pan or a half sheet pan.

In a large bowl, combine water, yeast and sugar. Stir to combine and place in a warm location to proof for about 10 minutes.

Add 1 cup flour, Stir the mixture to combine. Then mix in add the oil and salt.  Continue adding the rest of the flour until it becomes soft, but it should still be sticky. Knead the dough about 15 to 20 times, adding more flour as necessary. You will want a dough that is slightly sticky.

Lightly grease or oil the bowl that you mixed the dough in. Place the dough inside, turning once so that all sides of the dough is oiled. Cover the bowl and place it in a warm location. Let rise until doubled. This takes about 60 to 90 minutes, depending how warm it is. 

Preheat the oven to 400°. Place a cookie sheet in the oven to heat.

Punch the dough down and place the dough in the center of your prepared pan. Press the dough out to fit in the bottom of the pan. If the dough springs back while you are trying to press it out, let it rest for abut 10 to 15 minutes and it will work better for you and stay in place.

Brush the softened butter over the top of the dough going to the edges. Sprinkle the garlic and Italian seasoning evenly over the top.

Top with mozzarella cheese, cheddar and Parmesan cheese.  Set in a warm location for about 15 minutes.

Bake for 15 to 18minutes, or until the breadsticks are golden brown and the cheese is melted. 

Allow the dough to cool for about 5 minutes before cutting into cheese sticks with a pizza cutter.

Serve with marinara sauce, pizza sauce ow whatever sauce you like best.

Notes:

If you don't have Italian seasoning, you can use 1 tsp. basil, 1 tsp. oregano, 1/2 tsp. garlic powder,  1/4 tsp. thyme.

Use more garlic if you like a more garlic flavor. 
Use the cheese you like best. We like Cheddar and Pepper Jack cheese. You can mix them for different flavors.