Olive Garden Breadsticks

Olive Garden Breadsticks are soft, fluffy and brushed with garlic salt and butter topping that is irresistible. Make up these homemade breadsticks today to pair with any of your favorite main dishes.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 12

Additional Time 1

Total Time 1 27

Servings -20 breadsticks

Calories 391kcal

Author Kelsey

Equipment

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups warm water 105-110 degrees
1 packet active dry yeast
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 tablespoon salt
3- 4 1/4 cup bread flour

Topping

1/4 cup butter melted
1 teaspoon garlic salt with parsley

Instructions

First, you want to take your warm water and add in yeast and sugar. Give a quick stir and let it sit 5-10 minutes for the yeast to bubble up and activate.
Pour the yeast mixture into a bowl. Now slowly add in some of your flour and stir.
Next pour in melted butter, and then add in more bread flour, along with salt. You may not use all the flour. You want the dough to form a ball and not be gummy or stick when you touch it.
Roll the dough onto a floured surface and knead the breadstick dough for 3 minutes.
Now form a ball and allow the dough to rise. Just cover in a greased bowl and let sit for around 1 hour on the counter. If your home is cooler it could take up to 2 hours to double in size.
Punch down risen dough, and lay out on the floured surface. Shape into a long log.
Cut into 18-20 pieces, and shape out your breadsticks and lay on a greased baking sheet. I had to use two pans.
Now cover and let rise another 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Then bake your breadsticks for 8-13 minutes or until the breadsticks are done. You can brush the breadsticks with butter before they go in the oven if you would like.
Now in a bowl take your topping of melted butter and garlic salt with parsley. Mix and brush each breadstick with the mixture.
Serve these copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks warm paired alone or with your favorite main dish.

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Notes

Proofing Dough in Instant Pot: I proofed my dough in the Instant Pot on the low yogurt setting, with a glass lid. If you don't have that simply cover in a bowl and let rise on the counter. The Instant Pot takes 30 minutes where the counter method will take an hour. This only works if you use the yogurt setting.

Garlic - I used a dry garlic salt with parsley, but you can use fresh garlic and parsley to mix and brush over the top of your breadsticks.

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