Snack · 130 min · italian

Copycat Breadsticks (Olive Garden’s style)

An Italian snack built around all-purpose flour and instant yeast — on the table in 130 minutes. At 130 calories and 6g protein per serving, it fits easily into a high-protein day. No specialty equipment and nothing hard to find at a regular grocery store.

Ingredients

• 3 cups All-purpose flour
• 2.25 tsp Instant yeast
• 1.25 cups Warm water
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 3 tbsp Olive oil
• 1.5 tsp Kosher salt
• 1 tsp Garlic powder
• 2 tbsp Melted butter

Steps

1. Wake the yeast in warm water with the sugar; in 5 minutes it should foam — no foam, no rise, start over.
2. Knead 8 minutes until the dough passes the windowpane test: stretch a piece thin enough to see light through.
3. Rise 1 hour in a warm spot until doubled; cold kitchens slow everything down.
4. Roll into 8 ropes about 7 inches long; even size means even bake.
5. Proof 20 minutes more while the oven heats to 400°F — the second rise is what makes them pillowy, not dense.
6. Bake 12 to 14 minutes until pale gold with set bottoms; deep color means the garlic butter will burn on contact.
7. Brush with melted butter while hot and shower with garlic salt; the heat melts everything into the crust.
8. Eat warm. Day-old sticks revive in a hot oven for 5 minutes.

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