It’s that time of year we like to call soup season! Nothing goes better with soup than these Quick Homemade Breadsticks! They are really so easy to make, and the best part is they only take 35 minutes start to finish!
They also taste pretty amazing with some of our favorite pasta dishes. Like our Creamy Parmesan Pasta, this Sun-Dried Tomato Fettuccine Recipe and this One Pot Creamy Spaghetti and Sausage Recipe is a must try!
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Homemade Breadsticks, you will need the following ingredients:
- 1 cup warm water*
- 2 ½ teaspoons yeast
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup vegetable oil (or canola oil)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (start with 2 ½ cups and add more as needed)
- 2 Tablespoons butter, melted
- garlic salt, optional topping
- powdered Parmesan cheese, optional topping
- Italian seasoning, optional topping
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to make Homemade Breadsticks:
- In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together warm water, yeast, sugar, and salt until sugar has dissolved.
- Add in oil and flour and mix until a smooth dough forms and it’s no longer sticky.
- Roll out into a 10×12″ rectangle.
- Cut into strips about ¾” – 1″ wide.
- Twist each strip once or twice and lay out on a greased baking sheet (I sprayed mine with non-stick cooking spray).
- Let breadsticks rise for 20 minutes (longer if you can, but at least 20 minutes).
- Bake at 375℉ for 10-15 minutes.
- When the breadsticks come out of the oven, brush breadsticks with melted butter and sprinkle with garlic salt, Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.
Helpful Tips
*When using warm water for making bread, we found a rule of thumb is to use water that is just a little hotter than what you would use to wash your face. If it’s too hot for your face, it’s too hot for yeast. It should be around 110℉.
You could also use bread flour in place of all-purpose flour.
If you want to flavor the breadsticks a little more, add ½ Tablespoon garlic powder and ½ Tablespoon Italian seasoning.When cutting dough into strips, we found that using a pizza cutter made it super easy!
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Homemade Breadsticks Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water*
- 2 ½ teaspoons yeast
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup vegetable oil, or canola oil
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, (start with 2 ½ cups and add more as needed)
- 2 Tablespoons butter , melted
- garlic salt, optional topping
- powdered parmesan cheese, optional topping
- Italian seasoning, optional topping
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together warm water, yeast, sugar, and salt until sugar has dissolved.
- Add in oil and flour and mix until a smooth dough forms and it's no longer sticky.
- Roll out into a 10×12" rectangle.
- Cut into strips about ¾" – 1" wide.
- Twist each strip once or twice and lay out on a greased baking sheet (I sprayed mine with non-stick cooking spray).
- Let breadsticks rise for 20 minutes (longer if you can, but at least 20 minutes).
- Bake at 375℉ for 10-15 minutes.
- When the breadsticks come out of the oven, brush breadsticks with melted butter and sprinkle with garlic salt, Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.
Notes
- When using warm water for making bread, we found a rule of thumb is to use water that is just a little hotter than what you would use to wash your face. If it’s too hot for your face, it’s too hot for yeast. It should be around 110℉.
- You could also use bread flour in place of all-purpose flour.
- If you want to flavor the breadsticks a little more, add ½ Tablespoon garlic powder and ½ Tablespoon Italian seasoning.
- When cutting dough into strips, we found that using a pizza cutter made it super easy!
Nutrition
Did You Make This Recipe?We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a review or a question in the comment section below the post.
Great recipe! Love that it only took 35 minutes, although I didn’t wait for it to rise and it still turned out great. Super light & airy, and tasted great with lasagna and a salad.
My first time making bread sticks and they were delicious! I never have to buy them again! Thank you so much.
Holy crow!! Amazing quick bread stick/roll recipe!! Followed instructions and they came out absolutely perfect. Family raved!! Thank you for this quick and delicious recipe.
I only had dark brown sugar and they were very sweet tasting. It wasn’t terrible and I was super happy with how well they turned out in terms of the ease of the recipe! I just wondered do y’all think that made it sweeter? Would white sugar or maybe only two tablespoons eliminate or at least lessen that sweetness?
The husband and daughters say these are the best breadsticks!!
A little sweet and a little yeasty but the fact that it CAN be done and are similar to Olive Garden breadsticks in under 30 mins gets it 5 stars. I cut the recipe in half and replaced half the brown sugar with honey. Maybe would have done only honey and half the amount but I’m sure that’s what gives it the rise 🙂
Good recipe, but a little too sweet. I’d definitely cut the sugar next time. But other than that it was good!