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.
Serves: 12
Olive Garden Breadsticks Copycat Recipe
1 hr, 10 Prep Time
20 minCook Time
1 hr, 30 Total Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons butter (softened)
- 4 cups flour
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast (one packet)
- 2 Tablespoons butter (melted)
- Garlic salt (for topping)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl of a dough mixer, mix together water, softened butter, flour, sugar, salt, and yeast 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 bowl and knead on a floured surface until dough is smooth. I kneaded mine for about 5 minutes and it turned out fine)
- When dough is ready make elongated shape of bread sticks measuring 1 1/2 inch thickness and 5-6 inches long.
- 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).
- After they have risen, preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Brush breadsticks with melted butter and sprinkle with garlic salt. Bake for 18-20 minutes until they are lightly golden on top (don't over bake).
Notes
Serve warm breadsticks with marinara sauce for dipping.
*Final result: These are delicious breadsticks and are pretty close to Olive Garden. 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 shy away from 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.
Calories
2335 cal
Fat
49 g
Carbs
397 g
Protein
66 g
7.8.1.2
2195
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