DISH RESEARCH · Bread
breadsticks
Also known as: Breadsticks, hard, gluten free, Breadsticks, hard, NFS, Breadsticks, hard, reduced sodium, Breadsticks, hard, whole wheat, Breadsticks, NFS, Breadsticks, plain, Breadsticks, soft, frozen, Breadsticks, soft, NFS
Sally McKenney’s selected soft breadsticks make their own buttery yeast dough and finish with a separate salt-and-garlic butter coating. Bread flour and instant yeast are selected, with dough garlic and dried parsley optional.
About breadsticks
Research draft based on the references below. These notes describe particular recipes and presentations; ingredient connections are still being reviewed.
Sally McKenney’s soft breadsticks are elongated dinner rolls finished with salted garlic butter. She describes a fluffy interior and slightly chewy surface, distinguishing this restaurant-inspired version from crisp Italian breadsticks.
Warm water, the selected instant yeast and granulated sugar stand until foamy. Melted unsalted butter, salt, bread flour and any chosen dough garlic powder are mixed in, then the dough is kneaded until soft and supple.
The dough rises in a lightly oiled bowl before it is divided into fourteen portions. Each piece rolls into a long log on a lightly floured surface and rests on a lined baking sheet for a shorter second rise.
The risen logs bake until golden. A separate portion of melted unsalted butter is mixed with salt and garlic powder for brushing over the newly baked breadsticks.
After a brief cooling period, the breadsticks are served warm, with dried parsley optional above the butter coating. McKenney offers them alongside dinner or with a dipping sauce, leaving their garlic-butter finish as the centre of this version.
Ingredients in breadsticks
Recorded ingredient connections, rather than a complete recipe. Explore an ingredient for more detail.
Ingredient connections are still being added.
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
Explore the countries and cooking traditions associated with this dish. These connections do not establish a single birthplace or limit where the dish is eaten today.
Countries
Country connections are still being added.
Cuisines & regions
Cuisine and regional connections are still being added.
Associations in the cited sources
These describe source-specific cultural or geographic connections. Catalogue links may still need review.
- Cooking traditions
- American-style