Homemade Garlic & Herb Breadsticks
You should just know that I ate breadsticks for dinner last night.
Only breadsticks. No vegetables, no meat, no accompanying salad. Just breadsticks.
And before you start worrying about my poor husband withering away to nothing, you should know that he picked up Chipotle (a steak burrito to be exact) for dinner before he came home.
You should also know that I was completely content with my dinner, which should tell you how good these breadsticks are. Really sticking good. Not too crunchy, not too doughy. Just the perfect in-between. Barely crispy outsides with perfectly chewy, soft, bready insides.
The ideal breadstick (and the ideal dinner if you’re in to that sort of thing).
Homemade Garlic & Herb Breadsticks
PRINT Recipe
- 1 1/2 C flour, plus more for kneading
- 1 T sugar
- 2 1/4 t yeast
- 1 t salt
- 3/4 C milk
- 1 T butter
- 1 egg white
- splash of water
- 2 T garlic salt
- 1 T dried oregano
- 1 T dried parsley
- 1 t dried rosemary
Combine the flour, sugar, yeast and salt in a large bowl.
In a saucepan, heat the milk and butter until just before boiling. Then set aside to cool for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add it to the dry ingredients, stir until just combined. (you may need to add a splash of water if it is too dry)
Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth – about 5 minutes. Place in clean bowl and let it rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine the garlic salt, oregano, parsley, and rosemary. Set aside.
Punch dough down. Pinch off a golf-ball sized bit of dough and roll into a strip about the size of your thumb. (I actually had most success when I rolled the dough between my palms rather than on a floured surface. Not sure why, but it worked.) Place on a greased baking sheet.
Beat the egg white and water together, the brush on each breadstick and sprinkle each with the garlic & herb mixture.
Bake at 400 degrees for about 12 minutes, or until just beginning to brown.
Nicole @ Just Live It:
January 4th, 2013 at 5:57 am
Ooh, yum! I just pinned this one!!!
Lindsay's List:
January 4th, 2013 at 7:19 am
i miss chipotle! we don’t have that here.
Heather @ Heather's Dish:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:10 am
I could make a full meal out of breadsticks too – nothing wrong with that!
Sharla:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:28 am
My husband and I occassionally have nights where we have brownie batter for dinner. That’s right, raw eggs and all. Oh, the joys of being an adult
Kaitlin @4loveofcarrots:
January 4th, 2013 at 8:50 am
anything with garlic sign me up!
Katie @ Talk Less, Say More:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:05 am
YUM!
Amanda N:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:08 am
I still have yet to try Chipotle and they’re popping up everywhere here. Although I think these breadsticks certainly sounds like a good enough dinner – my husband might even agree with me on that. He loves bread!
Carly @ Snack Therapy:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:08 am
Bread makes a perfectly acceptable dinner in my eyes! You could always dip those babies in marinara sauce! (Marinara sauce = tomatoes = vegetables = suuuppppper healthy)
joelle (on a pink typewriter):
January 4th, 2013 at 9:40 am
Can you mail me some please?? Mmmmmmmk thanks.
Bev @ Bev Cooks:
January 4th, 2013 at 9:50 am
I’d eat these for dinner every night. No question. Okay, with a Chipotle steak burrito.
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:06 am
I can see how these made an entire dinner! I love homemade bread!
Danica @ It's Progression:
January 4th, 2013 at 10:55 am
I could easily make a meal out of bread with garlic too…just pinned this to make this weekend!
Autumn@Good Eats Girl:
January 4th, 2013 at 11:01 am
Yum! I would have totally only eaten these for dinner also. I love bread.
Arbine:
January 4th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Love! I’m such a carbaholic that I would totally just eat these for dinner.
David:
January 4th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Your pictures are absolutely brilliant.
Katie @ Blonde Ambition:
January 4th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
You’ve totally got a complete meal there. I mean, the breadsticks have dairy in them, plus there’s egg white and garlic and herbs are totally…..vegetables….?
OK I may be reaching here, but just know I totally have your back on the breadsticks for dinner thing
Megan (Braise The Roof):
January 4th, 2013 at 2:36 pm
I would have zero problem eating those for my entire dinner – well, I’d probably wind up dipping them in something. But that’s because I’m obsessed with dip.
These actually look like something that I could handle making, too!
Cait:
January 4th, 2013 at 3:37 pm
YUM!!! I’m such a breadsticks fanatic and for whatever reason I’ve never thought to make them at home! I need to change that immediately!
Sarah (The Simple Dietitian):
January 5th, 2013 at 12:09 pm
I love breadsticks! And I could totally make that dinner too.
Ross | TheFaceBaby:
January 5th, 2013 at 3:53 pm
Ya didn’t even hafta dunk ‘em in anything? …no marinara? …no aioli? These must be goooooooo-ood!
Oh and the pics are rad, too. I’ve never had a breadstick from a jar, but I want to.
Kelly:
January 5th, 2013 at 5:22 pm
Breadsticks are the best! I still think my all time fave are the ones from Olive Garden. Delicious. I could go in there and just eat those for dinner. One order of breadsticks please…..
Naomi(1fitfoodie):
January 6th, 2013 at 8:55 pm
who needs anything else…seriously…:) those look INCREDIBLE
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Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets:
January 7th, 2013 at 7:54 pm
There’s nothing wrong with breadsticks for dinner. Especially homemade ones which look as good as these. Yum.