Kim's Garlic Breadsticks

I personally never cared for Olive Garden's bread sticks, but the kids like them. I made this recipe to please them but with few changes to make it have little bit of nutrition. For that I used half all purpose and half whole wheat flour. Also added 1 tablespoon powdered milk ( makes bread softer) and about half teaspoon each of garlic powder, onion powder and Italian seasoning for more flavor. Because of the use of whole wheat flour, I let the dough rise twice. Once before shaping into sticks and once after. That also helps getting a fluffy bread. The last change was cutting the salt down to 2 teaspoons and that was plenty. With these changes we had some very tasty bread sticks that the entire family enjoyed with some soup for dinner tonight. FYI, try making the sticks pretty thin as they double in size after rising !

I've made this recipe twice now. It was so fantastic the first time I had to make a second batch to see if it was a fluke. It wasn't. Excellent, easy to follow recipe that makes a very delicious bread roll. The last batch I made 8 small rolls and 4 large rolls instead of 16 small ones. First time I made 16. Either way the recipe works beautifully. First time with garlic butter, second time with parmesan butter. Whatever you put on them, they taste like a great bread roll. Very happy to have this in my cooking repertoire.

i followed the directions as normal, but when the dough was mixed, it was still sticky to the touch. Instead of adding more flour to the mix while kneading, I incorporated Panko until the dough was ready to be divided. This made the breadsticks so delicious....I highly suggest the addition.

My family loves these. I mince some fresh garlic and add it to the dough, we love garlic. When I make too many I just freeze them for later

Needed extra flour and butter made them a little bit smaller as I used them as "Witches Fingers" for a pot luck