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Place your breadsticks in the oven and bake for 30-45 seconds in a pizza oven or 5 minutes in a regular oven.
Anneke Silva

Pizza Dough Garlic Breadsticks

4.67 from 9 votes
I created these Pizza Dough Garlic Breadsticks as a way to use up the extra pizza dough that I inevitably create every time I make pizza dough. The flavour and chew from the cold fermented dough is perfectly finished by a quick bake on a very high heat allowing the outside to crisp while the inside stays soft. The salted browned butter adds a sweet and savoury garlic flavour to the breadsticks while the fresh oregano adds brightness. I promise you that these breadsticks are well worth the extra time they take it make from scratch.
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Prep Time 6 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Resting time 3 days
Total Time 3 days 21 minutes
Servings: 3 people
Course: dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 404
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Pizza Dough
  • 2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
  • 4 1/2 cups 00 Flour
  • 2 tsp Kosher salt
  • 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 3/4 cups Water
Browned Garlic Butter
  • 1/4 cup Salted butter
  • 6 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 tsp Fresh Oregano minced

Equipment

  • Large Bowl
  • Cellophane
  • Resealable bags
  • Tea towel
  • Measuring cup
  • Bench scraper
  • Pizza oven or regular oven
  • Pizza stone, optional
  • Pan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Chef knife
  • Cutting Board
  • Pastry brush

Method
 

Pizza Dough
  1. Pour the water into a measuring cup, add the yeast, and leave it until it's bloomed and formed a creamy frothy head, about 10 minutes.
    Pour the water into a measuring cup, add the yeast, and leave it until it's bloomed and formed a creamy frothy head, about 10 minutes.
  2. Add the flour, salt and olive oil to a bowl and pour in the yeast.
    Add the flour, salt and olive oil to a bowl and pour in the yeast.
  3. Mix until it comes together into a dough, about 5 minutes. It will not be smooth.
    Mix until it comes together into a dough, about 5 minutes. It will not be smooth.
  4. Dust a large surface with flour and turn the dough onto it.
  5. Kneed the dough by pressing the heels of your hands into the surface, pushing it away, then folding it and pulling it back. Rotate each time you kneed. Continue until the dough is smooth, 5 minutes.
    Kneed the dough by pressing the heels of your hands into the surface, pushing it away, then folding it and pulling it back. Rotate each time you kneed. Continue until the dough is smooth, 5 minutes.
  6. Cut the dough into 4 pieces using the bench scraper, and wrap each piece in a separate ziploc bag and place it in the fridge.
    Roll it into a tight ball and place it on a floured surface. Flour the top of the balls, and cover with cellophane and then a tea towel and put in a warm place.
  7. Leave the dough in the fridge for 36 hours.
  8. Remove the dough from the fridge 2 hours before you plan to use it.
  9. Roll it into a tight ball and place it on a floured surface. Flour the top of the balls, and cover with cellophane and then a tea towel and put in a warm place.
    Roll it into a tight ball and place it on a floured surface. Flour the top of the balls, and cover with cellophane and then a tea towel and put in a warm place.
Browned Garlic Butter
  1. Mince the garlic and oregano and set aside.
  2. Melt the butter on medium heat then add the herbs.
  3. Cook for 5 minutes until the butter has browned and the garlic is fragrant.
    Cook for 5 minutes until the butter has browned and the garlic is fragrant.
Pizza Dough Garlic Breadsticks
  1. Preheat your pizza oven to 700 F or oven to 500 F.
  2. If you're using an oven and have a pizza peel, place it in the oven now.
  3. Place your pizza peel into the fridge.
  4. Place one of your dough balls onto a lightly floured board.
  5. Using a bench scraper cut the ball into 6 pieces and gently roll them into 1 inch wide cylinders.
    Using a bench scraper cut the ball into 6 pieces and gently roll them into 1 inch wide cylinders.
  6. Place your breadsticks in the oven and bake for 30-45 seconds in a pizza oven or 5 minutes in a regular oven.
    Place your breadsticks in the oven and bake for 30-45 seconds in a pizza oven or 5 minutes in a regular oven.
  7. After you remove them from the oven, liberally brush the breadsticks with the garlic browned butter.
    After you remove them from the oven, liberally brush the breadsticks with the garlic browned butter.

Notes

Assumes one full pizza serves 2 people.
Pizzas may serve 1-2 people depending on if other side dishes are included.
Meatball portion of this recipe makes ~ 14 total meatballs, but only 2 are needed for the full pizza.
The dough for this recipe makes 4 pizzas, so only 1/4th is needed for this recipe.