Italian Bread Sticks "Grissini" - A Step By Step Recipe With A Photo

2023 Author: Kimberly Farrell | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-24 11:15

Despite the fact that the basis of these sticks in the original is yeast dough, I will tell you how to make Italian breadsticks "Grissini" on wheat sourdough, another version of the recipe.

Cooking description:

Italian breadsticks "Grissini", cooked with sourdough, are no worse than the classic ones. Such pastries can be served as bread for the first and second courses, sauces, or simply as a bread snack. You can form thinner sticks by cutting the dough into narrow strips and stretching it well. As a filling, I advise you to use not only white, but also black sesame, cumin and sunflower seeds, it will turn out very tasty.

Purpose: For lunch / For dinner / For an afternoon snack / Inexpensive

Main ingredient: Cereals / Flour / Semolina

Dish: Baking / Bread

Cuisine geography: Italian / European

Diet: Lean dishes

Ingredients:

• Wheat Starter - 30 Grams
• Room temperature water - 285 grams (100 g in the leaven, 185 g in the dough)
• White wheat flour - 400 grams (100g for leaven, 300g for dough)
• Semolina - 100 Grams
• Sourdough (dough) - 200 Grams
• Olive Oil - 20 Milliliters
• Sugar - 1 Tbsp. the spoon
• Salt - 1 Teaspoon
• Turmeric - 1/2 Teaspoon
• Cumin - 1/2 Teaspoon
• Sesame - 2-3 Art. spoons

Servings: 6-7

How to cook "Grissini Italian breadsticks"

1. Prepare the starter culture: mix the water with the starter starter culture, mix well. Add the sifted flour and stir well again. Cover with plastic wrap and leave at room temperature for 8 hours. 2. Put the dough, water, olive oil, sugar, salt, sifted flour and semolina into a bowl of the kneader. Add turmeric and caraway seeds, knead the dough for 5 minutes at 2 speeds. 3. Place the dough in a greased bowl, gather the edges towards the middle, level the surface and cover with plastic wrap. Leave at room temperature for 3 hours. 4. Place the dough on a work surface, round it and leave under the plastic wrap for 10 minutes. Roll out into a 1 cm thick layer. Visually divide the dough into three strips. Spread the sesame seeds evenly in the middle and cover with the second part of the dough. five. Spread the sesame seeds on top and cover with the third part of the dough. Press lightly on the strip and divide the dough into 20-30 strips (depending on the thickness of the future sticks). Twist each strip into a long, thin stick and stretch slightly. 6. Place the pieces on a parchment-lined baking sheet and cover with foil for 1 hour. Bake the sticks in an oven preheated to 220 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Enjoy your meal!