Wholewheat Garlic & Cheese Bread Sticks

This recipe for Wholewheat Cheese & Garlic Bread Sticks was born a few days back, when I was wondering what kind of bread do I bake next! Baking bread is like an addiction. The more you do it, the more you want to do! :) The ecstacy of pulling out a perfectly baked bread amidst the aroma that it lends to the entire house and the suspense that is brings with it, on whether the centre is properly baked or not... ah, its a joy every single time! :) My love affair with breads is going strong and I am enjoying every single moment of this journey.

Once, the basics are in place, the options to explore and create is endless and this is exactly what I absolutely love doing... Exploring into the world of bread baking! :) With my favourite recipe to make yeast dough, (which uses wholewheat) I ventured on to make these Bread Sticks. I had the image of these sticks in my head, from the ones we get in Pizza Hut. 

I wanted mine mildly cheesy and a little herby as well. So, here is how you can make your own Bread Sticks at home! Play around with the filling and delight your family with this pretty looking bread which is actually simple to make! :)

Makes : 8-10 bread sticks

Time (approx): 

• Prep - 15 mins
• Proofing - 60 mins
• Shaping - 15 mins
• Baking - 15 mins

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour - 1 and 1/2 cup

Plain Flour/Maida - 1/2 cup

Warm Water- 1 cup

Instant Yeast - 2 tsp

Garlic Paste - 1-1.5 tsp

Salt - 1 tsp

Sugar - 1/2 tbsp

Olive Oil - 1/2 tbsp

For the cheese spread:

Cheese - 2-3 cubes, grated

Red Chilli Flakes - 1-2 tsp

Herbs - 1-2 tsp

  

Method



• I followed this procedure [How to make yeast dough?] to prepare the yeast dough with the addition of adding in the garlic paste while making the dough. You can substitute water with milk to get a slightly softer texture.
• After an hour the dough would have doubled. Half it into two balls.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
• Dust the work floor with a bit of flour and toss the dough ball on it.
• Knead for a minute and then roll it out into a flat round with about 3/4 inch thickness.
• Smear some oil over it. Sprinkle grated cheese all over. Sprinkle red chilli flakes and herbs. Gently press in the spread with your palms to ensure it doesnt fall over when the dough is folded.
• Fold the flat round dough into half. Place it on a greased baking tray.
• Using a pizza cutter, make even slices length-wise that do not go all the way through but cut through the dough about 75% and thereby ease in cutting it when done baking.

• Using a fork poke holes in it randomly, to ensure even cooking.
• Sprinkle some herbs on top as well, to make it look pretty :)
• Bake for about 10 minutes or until the crust turns a lovely brown.
  
  
  

• Allow the bread to cool down completely before venturing on to pull out the individual bread sticks.
• The slices that were made on the dough prior to baking make it easy for you to pull out the sticks and munch on them! :)
• You can make this bread stick with plain flour and do away with wheat flour if you want absolutely fluffy texture. If you want to watch what you eat, then this does its job perfectly... yummy, yet healthy! :)