-WALDINE : -WALDINE VAN GEFFEN
0: I love the taste of fennel and extra virgin olive oil
1: Dissolve yeast in warm water and warm beer for 10 minutes or until very faomy
2: Add olive oil, salt and fennel seeds
3: Mix in 3 1/2 cups flour and knead until smooth and elastic adding more flour as needed to prevent stickiness
4: Place dough in oiled bowl, cover and let rise double
5: Punchdown dough and divide into 12 balls and divide each ball into 4 pieces
6: Roll each piece into a long rope and place on greased baking sheets at least 1 inch apart
7: Brush with egg glaze
8: Bake immediately, 350 until golden about 30 minutes
9: Note: I also like to sprinkle on rosemary, anise or other seeds on the dough
10: Plus I make my bread sticks larger by dividing the 12 balls of dough in 2 or 3 pieces instead of 4
11: And I also like to brush on extra virgin olive oil instead of the egg wash over the breadsticks prior to baking them
12: then you have to turn them over during baking and brush more oil on them to brown the other side
13: I like the taste good olive oil gives! Posted to Recipe Archive - 3 November 96 Date: Sun, 3 Nov 96 13:20:43 EST submitted by: LIR119@delphi
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