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Copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks Recipe

Name: Copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup Warm water (110F); 2.25 tsp Active dry yeast; 2 tbsp Sugar; 3 cups All-purpose flour; 1.5 tsp Salt; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 4 tbsp Unsalted butter, melted, for the brush; 1 tsp Garlic powder; 0.5 tsp Italian seasoning; 1 tsp Coarse sea salt for finishing

From the kitchen of The Big Apron

Inspired by Olive Garden's breadsticks, the soft-pillowy version with the garlic butter brush. The thing the table fights over.

Prep: 25 min
Cook: 14 min
Total: 1 hr 50 min
Servings: 12
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

12 servings

1 cupWarm water (110F)
2.25 tspActive dry yeast
2 tbspSugar
3 cupsAll-purpose flour
1.5 tspSalt
2 tbspOlive oil
4 tbspUnsalted butter, melted, for the brush
1 tspGarlic powder
0.5 tspItalian seasoning
1 tspCoarse sea salt for finishing

Instructions

Bloom the yeast: combine warm water, yeast, and sugar in a bowl. Wait 10 minutes until foamy.
Whisk flour and salt in a stand mixer bowl. Add the yeast mixture and olive oil. Knead with a dough hook 8 minutes until smooth.
Cover and rise in a warm spot 1 hour, until doubled.
Turn out the dough. Divide into 12 pieces. Roll each into a 7-inch rope.
Place ropes on a parchment-lined sheet pan, leaving space between. Cover and rise 30 minutes.
Bake at 400F for 12 to 14 minutes until golden.
Whisk melted butter, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. Brush the breadsticks while still warm. Sprinkle with coarse salt.

Substitutions

Active dry yeast to Instant yeast. Skip the bloom step; mix straight in.
All-purpose flour to Bread flour. Chewier crumb; rises slightly higher.
Italian seasoning to Dried oregano plus dried basil. Equal parts. A teaspoon of each is plenty.

Pairs well with: Marinara dipping sauce, Caesar salad, A glass of red

Pro tips

Hand-roll each rope to 7 inches and 1 inch thick. The size sells the whole game.
Brush with butter the second they leave the oven. Cold butter on warm bread is the move.
The coarse salt on top is the difference between a good breadstick and a great one.

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