Dinnertime Breadsticks

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
• 5 1/2 cups bread flour, separated, plus extra for kneading
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
• 2 teaspoons coarse salt

Recipe

• 1 in saucepan, heat milk just until steaming. stir in oil and honey. set aside to cool.
• 2 in large bowl, sprinkle sugar over water and add yeast; let stand for 10 minutes or until frothy. stir warm milk mixture into yeast mixture. add 2 cups of flour stirring until mixture is smooth. let sit for 10 minutes.
• 3 with wooden spoon, stir in salt (and chives, thyme and rosemary, if using) and gradually stir in 3 1/2 cups of flour until a soft dough is formed. transfer to lightly floured surface. sprinkling surface with extra flour as needed to prevent sticking, knead until smooth and elastic, about 20 minutes.
• 4 cut dough into 28 pieces. with palms, roll each piece into 10-inch lengths. place on parchment paper-lined baking sheet about 1-inch apart. cover lightly with plastic wrap and let rise in warm, draft-free place for 30 minutes.
• 5 preheat oven to 375°f brush tops with beaten egg and sprinkle with seeds or coarse salt. bake in center of preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.