Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Cheesy Sourdough Breadsticks

1 cup sourdough starter
2  Tablespoon  Olive oil
1 cup flour (more if needed)
1/4 cup warm water, one tablespoon at a time, as needed
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup grated Asiago or cheese of your choice

Stir together starter and olive oil until blended, add flour, salt and Parmesan cheese. Add water or flour as needed. Stir in grated Asiago cheese. Kneed well at least 5 minutes. place in a greased bowl, cover. Let rise until doubled (about two hours).

Place dough on floured surface and roll to 1/2" thickness.  Slice into strips approximately 1 inch wide( Like using a pizza cutter to slice) Lift and twist breadsticks one at a time, lay and cookie sheet about and inch apart. Cover and rise until doubled. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brush tops of breadstick with olive oil or melted butter then sprinkle with parmesan topping, or poppy seeds or sesame seeds.
Bake for 15 minutes.



Breadstick Topping
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp dried parsley
1/4 tsp paprika