Asparagus Breadsticks
July 13th 2006 Posted at Breads
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Servings: 18 Servings
Category: Breads | Appetizers
Ingredients
- 2 Bread dough loaves*
- 1 Large egg white
- 1/4 c Grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 ts Dried tarragon leaves
- 1 ts Dried dill weed
Directions
* – frozen white or whole wheat, thawed Set loaves on a floured board and pat each loaf into a 5×10″ rectangle. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and let rinse until puffy, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cut each loaf crosswise into 9 equal pieces. Pick up the ends of each piece, and stretch it to the length of a 12×15″ greased baking sheet and set on pan; if dough snaps back, let rest a few minutes, then stretch again. Repeat to make each stick, spacing about 1 1/2″ apart. With scissors at a 45′ angle, snip dough to make cuts about 1/2″ apart along about 4″ of 1 end of each stick. Beat egg white until slightly frothy; brush dough lightly with egg white. Mix cheese, tarragon, and dill. Sprinkle evenly over dough. Bake in a 350′ oven until breadsticks are browned, 20-25 minutes. (If using 1 oven, switch pan positions halfway through baking; chill remaining pans of dough until oven is free.) Transfer breadsticks to racks. Serve warm or cool. If you make sticks ahead, let cool, package airtight, and hold up to 4 hours, or freeze. To recrisp, bake breadsticks (thawed, if frozen), uncovered, on pans in a 350′ oven until warm, about 5 minutes. From Gemini’s MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini