Mom M's Breadsticks, posted by Megan

Ingredients:

1 C. milk
1/4 C. sugar
2 1/2 tsp. yeast
1/4 C. warm water
1/2 cube butter
1 tsp salt
1 beaten egg
3-4 C. Flour

Spice with: Really you can spice these however you want but a yummy way that Adam's mom does is using McKormick Salad Supreme seasoning... it has parm cheese, garlic powder, and other stuff in it.

Directions:
Bring milk to a boil. Add butter, sugar, and salt. Cool to lukewarm (if you don't it will kill your yeast).
Next, sprinkle the yeast over the 1/4 c. warm water with 1/2 tsp of sugar (you need to feed the yeast so it will activate). Let it rise 10-15 minutes in a bowl. If the yeast doesn't bubble and rise, it isn't alive so try again with more. :)
Once your milk mixture is lukewarm and yeast has activated, mix these two together in your kitchen aid mixer (or large bowl). Add half the flour and beat well, then add the well beaten egg. Add the remaining flour (dough should not be too sticky) and knead well (about five minutes with a mixer is what I do). Cover the dough and let it rest 10 minutes, then turn out on floured counter and knead by hand until smooth. Let raise until double then punch down and spread over a large sheet pan (I use a rolling pin to roll it out to about 3/4" thickness). Let rise about 15-20 minutes until it looks light (but not doubled) and then butter the top and sprinkle with seasoning. At this point I also use a pizza cutter and cut the breadsticks to the size I want them so once they are baked they can be pulled apart easily (good tip from mom Marshall).

Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes.


Sara-
These are super easy to make. Call me if you have questions. Do your milk mixture about a half hour before you start activating your yeast. I put the milk mixture in the fridge to help it cool down faster. These are the best breadsticks! I made them for the Elder's last month and between Adam and the three missionaries, they nearly ate the entire sheet pan! They are pretty cheap to make and I usually freeze the extra because it makes a lot. :) Love ya!