Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2009

I love these! The first night I only made 9...the second night I made 27 and froze them. They freeze and reheat well. Just pop them in the oven at 350 for about 10 minutes. I made a few changes to these, mostly for personal preference. I reduced the sugar by half, and replaced it with raw honey (so 2 tbsp. raw honey instead of 4 tbsp. sugar). I omitted the powdered dry milk as I didn't have any. I also used half whole wheat flour. These are crunchy on the outside and chewy and soft on the inside. I brushed them with melted butter when they came out of the oven and sprinkled with garlic salt -- they taste a lot like Olive Garden's this way. :) Will make them a lot, keep them in the house! BTW, without a bread machine -- proof the yeast in water with sugar or honey, mix in butter and salt, then flour. I kneaded for about 10 min. until the dough was the proper consistency. I let it rise in a warm oven for about an hour. Then I rolled the sticks out, and let them rise another 30 - 45 min. Then, I baked them for about 15 min. This is a great BASIC recipe. If you want them to taste any particular way -- cinnamon, garlic, etc. -- you must add your own topping or add some spices to the dough.

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Ktietje85

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Akron, Ohio, USA

Living In: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

It's not a phenomenal recipe, it's okay as a base. A little too sweet for me. If I make this again I'll cut the sugar down and make sure to do an egg wash on the top. They look extremely bland and unappetizing without it. I even topped them with garlic, fresh grated Romano cheese and oregano. This recipe could be much better with a bit of tweaking.

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Jenifer

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2008

Good soft breadsticks. Need a dipping sauce though, a bit bland to stand alone.

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Amanda

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2008

I would give more stars if I could but these sticks were EXCELLENT! I would never buy bread sticks again. It was SO easy yet so tasty! Thank you.

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tofu19

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Living In: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2008

I didn't bother with cutting them individually. I patted the bread onto a cookie sheet, cut them as best I could with a pizza wheel, brushed with garlic butter and baked. YUM!

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MAFFIE1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Oakland, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2008

These were so yummy. I made a couple of small changes and I loved the results. As another reviewer noted I dropped the sugar to 3 tbls. I also increased the butter by 1 tbls more. I increased the yeast to 1 rounded tbls. I added everything and then used a mixmaster to blend it with the first 2 cups flour for about five minutes. I only added about 3.25 cups flour total and that was plenty. The only other thing that I did was to melt .5 cups of butter with a little garlic powder and pour it into the bottom of my pan and then roll my breadsticks in it. All in all my new favorite recipe. Thanks so much!!!

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cindius

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2008

These came out pretty good. I had a hard time rolling them, so they werent very pretty! I omited the sesame seeds, and I brushed garlic butter on them before baking. I will make these again, and I will experiment with adding different herbs too.

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ambibambi

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2008

I agree with some of the other posters that these bread sticks have the potential to taste just like regular, skinny dinner rolls. The trick is to make them really long and skinny . . . they're not going to taste like Olive Garden fluffy bread sticks, but they will get that perfect crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside Italian bread stick texture.

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MIN_SEDAI

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2008

Not great, just OK. They're kind of flavorless (so I recommend dumping some herbs into the dough) and definitely not as tasty after a day or so. Great right out of the oven though. Mine stayed soft all over. Made them twice, both times I got the same result. Not going to save this one. Sorry!

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