An easy cheesy breadsticks recipe – our chunky rustic cheese and herb breadsticks make a great snack and are perfect for dunking in dips.
Lovely chunky rustic cheese & herb breadsticks make a great quick snack and are perfect for dunking into a nice dip like our red pepper hummus or lemon & herb ricotta dip.
This easy breadstick recipe is brilliant for cooking with kids – as long as you’re not too fussy on the size and shapes and settle for a rustic look! Think of it as an edible play-doh session.
Cheesy Breadsticks Ingredients
- 300g bread flour
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp dried yeast
- 50g butter
- 50g parmesan – grated
- handful of herbs – finely chopped we used rosemary, thyme, chives and marjoram
- 150ml warmed milk – just warm not hot!
- olive oil to grease baking trays
How to make cheesy breadsticks
- Add the bread flour, salt and yeast to a large mixing bowl.
- Add the butter and rub into the flour mixture using your fingers – like making crumble topping.
- Stir in the grated cheese and chopped herbs – use a fork for this job
- Slowly pour in the warmed milk and mix using a fork to a stiff dough.
- Knead the bread dough with your hands to make a nice pliable dough.
- Cover the mixing bowl with cling film and leave bread dough to prove for 1 hour
- Knead the dough for five minutes then return to the bowl, cover and leave to prove for another hour.
- Roll dough into a large sheet approx 1 cm thick and then cut into 1cm wide strips – around 10cm long.
- Roll each strip between hands into a breadstick shape and put onto a lightly greased baking tray.
- Leave breadsticks in a warm place to rise for 30 minutes.
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- Then heat the oven to 160C and bake for around 15 – 20 minutes until browning.
Once cooked – allow to cool and then you can keep them in an airtight container for around 4-5 days.
They make a fab packed lunch snack with hummus or tomato sauce to dip them in and rather lovely as a little nibble instead of a sugary biscuit…
Make cheesy breadsticks your way
Use this recipe as a base and take your cheesy breadsticks into different directions – make it your way.
- be more cheesy – use different cheeses, really strong cheddar or blue cheese work well.
- spice it up – add some chilli powder or cayenne pepper to the mix
- healthy – use wholemeal bread flour – stir in some sesame seeds.
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Easy cheesy breadsticks with herbs
Super easy cheesy breadsticks - great for cooking with children.
Ingredients
- 300g bread flour
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp dried yeast
- 50g butter
- 50g parmesan - grated
- handful of herbs - finely chopped we used rosemary, thyme, chives and marjoram
- 150ml warmed milk - just warm not hot!
- olive oil to grease baking trays
Instructions
- Add the bread flour, salt and yeast to a large mixing bowl.
- Add the butter and rub into the flour mixture using your fingers - like making crumble topping.
- Stir in the grated cheese and chopped herbs - use a fork for this job
- Slowly pour in the warmed milk and mix using a fork to a stiff dough.
- Knead the bread dough with your hands to make a nice pliable dough.
- Cover the mixing bowl with cling film and leave bread dough to prove for 1 hour
- Knead the dough for five minutes then return to the bowl, cover and leave to prove for another hour.
- Roll dough into a large sheet approx 1 cm thick and then cut into 1cm wide strips - around 10cm long.
- Roll each strip between hands into a breadstick shape and put onto a lightly greased baking tray.
- Leave breadsticks in a warm place to rise for 30 minutes.
- Then heat the oven to 160C and bake for around 15 - 20 minutes until browning.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
20Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 99Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 186mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 1gSugar: 0gProtein: 3g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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