One of my favorite restaurants is Olive Garden . . . and my husband and I basically devour their breadsticks because they are so good! I came across this recipe and had to put it to the test to see if it really did match up with Olive Garden's famous breadsticks.
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups of water1 1/2 Tbsp butter, softened
4 cups of flour
2 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
2 tsp instant yeast (one packet)
2 Tbsp butter, melted
Non-stick cooking spray (preferably butter flavored)
Garlic salt for topping
Procedure:
1. In the mixing bowl of dough mixer, mix together 1 1/2 Tbsp softened butter, flour, sugar, salt, yeast and water and make smooth soft dough. (If you don't have a dough mixer, simply mix ingredients together in a bowl using a large spoon. When dough becomes too hard to mix using that, pull out of pull and knead on a floured surface until dough is smooth. I kneaded mine for about 5 minutes and it turned out fine)2. When dough is ready make elongated shape of bread sticks having 1 1/2” thickness and 5-6" long.
3. Place these sticks on a greased baking sheet by keeping 2-4 cm distance in between sticks cover the pan and let them rise to double in size for 60-80 min (keep in a warm place for faster rising).
4. Meanwhile preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
5. Brush breaksticks with melted butter and sprinkle with garlic salt. Bake for 18-20 min until they are barely lightly golden on top (don't over-do it!). Serve warm breadsticks with marinara sauce for dipping.
*Final result: These are delicious breadsticks and are pretty close to Olive Garden, but I still love Olive Garden's more. :) I cooked mine for about 3 minutes too long, so they were a little overdone for my taste. Next time I am going to pull them out a little earlier and see if that makes a difference. I am usually scared when it comes to making bread, but these were pretty quick to rise and made just the right amount that I felt comfortable making them . . . and if I can do it, anyone can!! They make a great side dish and I will for sure make them again.
Recipe adapted from Recipe Dose.
Oh yum! I love those breadsticks, but they are kind of dangerous! I swear I eat like 10 of them in one setting. :) Thanks for sharing though!
ReplyDeleteI love them too!! Good to know info!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at Show & Share!
I cant wait to cook these for my family on Super Bowl Sunday! We all adore Olive Garden Bread sticks.... I think I will make 2 batches ;)
ReplyDeleteI used to work at the OG and the breadsticks don't have the melted butter and garlic salt on them before baking. We put it on once we pull the hot breadsticks out of the oven.. Makes a big difference.
ReplyDeleteDid you just use Reg AP for this recipe! Looks great, I was just curious, bc different flours have diff protein %'s THANKS!
ReplyDeleteYep! Just regular All Purpose flour!
DeleteAbout how many breadsticks do wou make in one batch?
ReplyDeleteIt depends on the size that you make them . . . I was able to get about 18 breadsticks, but they weren't that big. I hope that helps!
DeleteI find it a lot easier to mix the yeast and (warm) water together first - this is usually how most dough recipes start. They taste awesome though!
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