Cocktail Sticks
- Total Time
- About 2 hours
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Ingredients
- 1¾teaspoons dry yeast
- 1¼cups warm water
- 3¾cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2teaspoons salt
- 3tablespoons olive oil
- ½cup fresh sage leaves, finely minced
- ¼cup cornmeal
Preparation
- Step 1
Put the yeast in a small bowl and add the warm water; stir gently. Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.
- Step 2
Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl and make a well in the center. Pour the yeast and water into the center of the well. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the oil. Start drawing the flour from the inside of the well and mix until the dough comes together. Turn the dough out of the bowl onto a lightly floured surface. Add the sage and continue to knead the dough until it is smooth and silky, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Step 3
First rise: On a well-floured surface, pat the dough with your hands into a 4-by-14-inch rectangle. Lightly brush the top with some of the remaining olive oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Step 4
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Step 5
Shaping: Sprinkle the dough with the cornmeal. Cut the rectangle crosswise into 4 equal sections, then cut each section crosswise again into 5 strips, each about the width of a fat finger. The dough should be so elastic that you can simply pick up each piece and stretch it between your hands to a length of 10 inches. Place the breadsticks a few inches apart on lightly oiled baking sheets. Bake for 20 minutes.
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