Everything Breadsticks

Steps

• 1

  In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine flour and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in warm water, sugar and yeast, and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• 2

  Then, pour in olive oil, mix until just combined and then knead with the dough hook attachment or by hand on a lightly floured counter for about 5 minutes, until dough is smooth and elastic.
• 3

  Place dough in a bowl lightly covered in olive oil, roll the dough around to cover it in oil, cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a tea towel and let dough rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 4

  Once dough is risen, preheat oven to desired temperature (300°F to 325°F for hard, crunchy breadsticks; 400°F to 425°F for soft, chewy breadsticks). Using a rolling pin, roll out dough into a rectangle shape to desired thickness.
• 5

  Using a pizza cutter, slice dough into breadstick shapes (see photo above for example). If you want toppings, lightly spray the breadsticks with water and sprinkle with toppings. You can leave the breadsticks as is (which is what I did), or you can stretch out the breadsticks to make them longer, or twist them into shapes.
• 6

  Once shaped, place them on a baking stone or parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake until crispy (if desired) or just until golden brown (if you want soft breadsticks).
• 7

  Allow to cool 5 minutes before eating.