Imitation Olive Garden Breadsticks.

Before you read further, this recipes needs a stand mixer, I have made other bread recipes, but this one REALLY needs that handy kitchen gadget!




Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups warm water 
2 Tbs sugar 
1 Tbs yeast
1 tea. Salt
2 Tbs butter, softened 
4-5 Cups flour 

3 Tbs butter melted 
sea salt 
1 tsp garlic powder 

In your stand mixer add warm water (anything above 110 degrees will kill your yeast) and sugar, give it a stir, then add in your Tablespoon of yeast, cover and let stand 10 mins, it will foam/froth.

at the 10 min mark

Now add in your salt, softened butter and 2 of your cups of flour, turn mixer on low speed and add flour in 1/2 cup at a time until dough "swipes" clean off sides of the bowl, mine needed 4 cups total. Let mix together for 3-5 min.

salt, butter, and 2 cups of flour

still sticky, I had 3 cups of flour at this point

4 cups of flour and not sticking to the bowl

Let dough rise for 1 hour covered.

at the begining

after 1 hour

Now that your dough has risen, lay it on the counter and roll out (see pic)

 spray your knife with cooking spray and cut dough in 12-14 pieces (to keep kids entertained give them each a piece of dough to play with)

 Now roll your 12 individual pieces out and place about 2" apart on a sprayed cookie sheet, let rise again 15-20 mins.

  Melt 1.5Tablespoons of butter and get out your pasty brush and brush the breadsticks with the butter and sprinkle some salt on top   Bake 12-14 mins at 400 degrees, once breadsticks come out melt 1.5Tablespoons of butter, mix in 1 teaspoon of garlic POWDER, and brush breaksticks with this mixture, I let mine sit for about 5 mins before serving!

We served ours with homemade Alfredo Sauce over fettuccine noodles with chicken!