Ingredients: cup All Purpose Flour (Maida), cup Whole Wheat Flour, tablespoon Active dry yeast, cup Milk - luke warm, tablespoon Honey - or sugar, tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Red Chilli flakes, tablespoon Ajwain (Carom seeds), tablespoon Sesame seeds (Til seeds), - to taste, Water - for kneading, Vegetarian diet
Instructions: To begin making Italian Grissini Recipe- Homemade Breadsticks, take a small bowl and add warm milk, honey and instant dry yeast. Mix them well.Cover the bowl and keep it in a warm and dry place for 7-8 minutes till it becomes foamy.In another mixing bowl, add all purpose flour and whole wheat flour and salt and mix till well combined.Now after 7-8 minutes check on milk yeast mixture if its ready then add it to our dry ingredients slowly and start kneading.Add warm water if required. Keep kneading for 7-8 minutes till dough become soft.Lightly oil a clean large bowl and gather the dough into a ball and place it in bowl. Brush the surface of the dough with olive oil.Cover it with a cling wrap and keep it in a warm place for about 1 to 1-1/2 hours or till it doubles in size.Take the dough out and add carom seeds and chilli flakes to it if you like optional. Knead it for a few seconds till even. Do not knead it for too long.Preheat oven at 200 degrees. Meanwhile, Grease a baking sheet/tray with olive oil.Cut the dough in 16-17 equal pieces and roll each part into thin rope of around 12-13 inches in length and approximately the thickness of a pencil, coat each rope with sesame seeds.Brush some olive oil on a baking tray and place these ropes on it 1/2 inch apart from each other.Bake Grissini ropes for 12-13 minutes, check after 12 minutes to see if done. Bake till crisp and golden brown.Remove Grissini from oven and allow to cool down and serve.Serve Italian Grissini Recipe- Homemade Breadsticks with Provençal Tomato Rice Soup Recipe or with Roasted Beet & Walnut Dip Recipe.