Soft Garlic Butter Breadsticks brushed with garlic butter are such a savory treat. You and your guests will love them!
Warm, soft breadsticks were always something I liked to dip in soup on a crisp fall day. Breadsticks as an appetizer was new to me until I began to frequent a certain Italian inspired restaurant chain. Eating anything bread for an appetizer appealed to me! I LOVE bread. And breadsticks.
During a recent gathering with close friends, I warned my daughter to slow down on the garlic butter breadsticks because she would be full before dinner. She told me without hesitating that they were so good it would be worth it. I must admit, I was flattered.
For how easy it is to mix the dough, these are worth the effort and any willing kitchen helpers will likely have a lot of fun rolling the dough into logs!
I like using quick rise/instant yeast for recipes like this because it can cut way down on the rise time. If it’s cold where you live, you can keep your dough warm by placing your dough in a cold oven with a bowl of boiling water beside it.
The boiling water will create a warm environment for the dough to rise but not so hot that it will start to bake or dry out on the outside.
That is why I don’t recommend turning on the oven to warm it up a little before placing your dough inside to rise. It’s easy to make the oven too warm. This is one of those things I had to learn the hard way. I swear by that method in the winter months.
Beginners or well-seasoned bread bakers, this is a great recipe to try! I hope you love these garlic butter breadsticks as much as we do.
Tip: Here’s how to make roasted garlic butter.
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Garlic Butter Breadsticks Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 cups Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 package Rapid Rise Yeast
- 3 tablespoons Granulated Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- 6 tablespoons Melted Butter
- 2 cups Water room temperature
- 6 tablespoons Unsalted Butter
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
Instructions
- Measure flour, yeast, sugar and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Mix together until just combined.
- Add water and melted butter, mixing with the dough hook until ingredients come together to form a dough.
- Knead for 10 minutes.
- Remove dough from the bowl, lightly oil the bottom.
- Place dough in the bottom of the bowl, turn to coat then flip dough over so both sides are lightly oiled.
- Let it rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours.
- Prepare 4 baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper.
- Divide dough in half and cut one of the halves into 12 pieces.
- Roll into long log shapes and place on prepared baking sheets. I usually put 6 on each sheet.
- Let the breadsticks rise for about an hour or until they are doubled in size.
- Preheat your oven to 400°F.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until they are lightly browned.
- Measure butter for the garlic butter in a microwave safe bowl.
- Add in salt, garlic powder and Italian seasoning.
- Melt the butter, then stir.
- Brush on top of warm breadsticks.
- Enjoy!