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Fennel & Parmesan Bread Sticks

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Total Time
2h 23m
Prep Time
2h 5m
Bake Time
18m
Makes 64
Makes 64
intermediate
A little effort

About the bake

Our Parmesan and Fennel Breadsticks recipe is made with Allinson's olive oil dough are crammed with flavour and will have your friends asking for more.

Perfect as a snack with guests, or as an impressive dinner party starter, these breadsticks are a great recipe for confident bakers.

Cheese lovers may also like our Chilli Pepper and Feta Bread made with Allinson's wholemeal dough.

Find out below how to make breadsticks from scratch.

8 ingredients6 steps

    Method

    1. Step 1

      MIX

      Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a big bowl. Mix the water and oil together, then stir in with a cutlery knife.

    2. Step 2

      KNEAD Tip onto a lightly flour dusted surface and knead for 10 minutes (or use the dough hook attachment on your mixer). 

    3. Step 3

      RISE

      Lightly grease the mixing bowl with some oil. Put the dough back in, cover the bowl with a clean tea towel and leave to rise until doubled in size.

    4. Step 4

      SHAPE

      Knock back the dough by gently kneading just 5 times to get the air out. Pat a quarter of the dough at a time into a rectangle. Use a sharp knife to cut the dough into lots of strips (should make about 16 per rectangle). Using your hands roll each strip into a long snake, then lay on lightly greased baking sheets and scatter with some grated Parmesan and 1-2 tablespoons of fennel seeds. Press in lightly to stick.

    5. Step 5

      PROVE

      Cover the dough again with a clean tea towel and leave to prove for 15 minutes. Preheat your oven to 180°C (fan 160°C, gas mark 4).

    6. Step 6

      BAKE

      Bake for 12-18 minutes, until golden and crisp. Cool on wire racks.

    Ingredients

    • For the Dough

      • 500gAllinson's Strong White Bread Flour 
      • 7gAllinson's Easy Bake Yeast 
      • 1 tspBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar 
      • 2 tspSalt 
      • 300mlWarm water 
      • 50mlOlive oil 
    • For the topping

      • 50gParmesan (finely grated) 
      • 2 tbspFennel seeds 

    Utensils

    • Baking tray
    • Mixing bowl

    Nutritional information per 12g serving

    • Energy 37cal
    • Fat 1g
    • of which Saturates 0.3g
    • Carbohydrates 5.6g
    • of which Sugars 0g
    • Protein 1.3g
    • Salt 0.16g

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