Homemade Garlic Breadsticks
These Homemade Garlic Breadsticks are a classic side dish that pairs perfectly with any Italian meal. Made with just a few simple ingredients, these breadsticks are soft, buttery, and full of garlic flavor.
The best part about this recipe is how easy it is to make. With just a handful of ingredients – flour, yeast, water, salt, butter, and of course garlic – you can have fresh homemade breadsticks on the table in no time.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- These homemade breadsticks taste just as good as your restaurant favorite but you don’t have to leave the house.
- You only need a handful of ingredients so you may not need to go to the grocery store.
- They are so versatile and pair well with just meals.
🛒Ingredients
You only need a few simple ingredients to help you make these fluffy homemade breadsticks. Pick up these breadsticks on your next trip to the grocery store and you can share these with your family in no time.
- active dry yeast
- warm water
- granulated sugar
- all-purpose flour
- salt
- butter
- garlic salt
See the recipe card below for quantities.
🔪 How to Make These Homemade Garlic Breadsticks
This is an overview of the steps that are required to make these homemade garlic breadsticks. You can find the full instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
In a small bowl, combine the warm water, sugar, and yeast. Let it sit for about 5 minutes until the mixture becomes frothy.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, and activated yeast mixture. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 3 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic.
Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover it with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap, and let it rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
Melt the butter in a baking dish and then sprinkle with garlic salt. Punch the dough down and roll out into a rectangular shape.
Slice the dough into 1 inch strips. Then place them in the baking dish with the melted butter. Allow them to rise for 15 minutes.
Bake in the 375 degree preheated oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Equipment
This is a list of the easy equipment you will need to make this recipe.
- small bowl
- large bowl
- greased large bowl
- clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap
- large baking dish or cake pan
- Rolling Pin
- pizza cutter or sharp knife
🥫 Storage
Storage – Store leftover garlic breadsticks in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Freezing – You can also freeze the breadsticks in a freezer bag for up to three months. Thaw on the counter before reheating.
Serve With
These homemade breadsticks go well with all your favorite Italian meals. We like to serve them with this Baked Zucchini Alfredo or Slow Cooker Baked Ziti.
💭 Tips
Here are a few tips that you can use to ensure this recipe turns out perfectly for you when you make it.
- If your yeast does not become bubbly, it may be stale. Make sure to use fresh yeast for the best results.
- We like to warm the oven to 130 degrees and use that for our rising.
- If you don’t want to turn on the oven for the rise time you can also just place the dough in the oven and turn on the light.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
We’ve found that they reheat best in the oven at 350 degrees for about 5-7 minutes.
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🧾Recipe Card
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Homemade Garlic Breadsticks
Equipment
- small bowl
- large bowl
- greased large bowl
- clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap
- large baking dish or cake pan
- Rolling Pin
- pizza cutter or sharp knife
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 1 ¼ cups warm water 110°F/45°C
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoons salt
- ½ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the warm water, sugar, and yeast.
- Let it sit for about 5 minutes until the mixture becomes frothy.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, and activated yeast mixture.
- Stir until a dough forms. The dough should be very slightly sticky but not overly messy/sticky.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 3 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover it with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap, and let it rise in a warm, draft-free place for about 30 minutes or until doubled in size. :
- Preheat the oven to 375°F
- Melt 1 stick of butter in the bottom of a large cake pan.
- Then sprinkle the garlic salt on top of the melted butter. Set aside.
- Punch down the risen dough and roll it out into a rectangular shape with the dough about ½ – ¾ inches thick.
- Use a pizza cutter to slice the dough into 1 inch strips.
- Transfer the breadsticks into the garlic butter pan, they are usually squished once you lay them in there.
- Place baking pan in your rising space and let them rise for another 15 minutes.
- Once the breadsticks have risen, bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the breadsticks are golden brown and slightly crispy on the outside.
- Remove the breadsticks from the oven and let them cool for a few minutes before serving.
Notes
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
