====== Olive Garden Breadsticks ====== Preheat oven to 350 degrees ---- Allowing these to over-rise just a bit helps keep them light and fluffy ==== Ingredients ==== * 1 ½ cups Warm water * 1 tbsp Sugar * 1 tbsp Active dry yeast * 1 ½ tsp Salt * 4 cups All-purpose flour * 4 tbsp Melted butter * 1 tsp Garlic powder * 2 tsp Kosher salt ==== Directions ==== - Combine water, sugar, and yeast in bowl of mixer and let stand for about 10 minutes to allow the yeast to bloom - Gradually mix in flour and salt until the dough begins to form a ball - Coat another bowl with olive oil. - Transfer dough ball to new bowl, rolling around to coat evenly with oil - Cover with dish towel and allow to rise for about 1 hour, until doubled in size - Grease baking sheets - Turn out risen dough onto a floured surface and roll out to a large rectangle - Cut to strips about 1 inch wide by 8 inches long - Place sticks about an inch apart on baking sheets, cover and let rise another 45 minutes or until doubled in size again - Mix garlic powder and butter - Brush sticks with garlic butter and sprinkle with kosher salt - Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown - Brush with remaining garlic butter before serving