Crazy Bread

These delicious bread sticks are sure to be gone the second you pull them from the oven! They’ve been in our family for years!

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

Step: 2

Dissolve yeast and 2 pinches white sugar in warm water in a bowl. Let stand until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.

Step: 3

Mix 4 cups flour, hot water, 3 tablespoons sugar, and salt together in a large mixing bowl; pour yeast mixture into the flour mixture and mix. Add remaining flour, one cup at a time, mixing well between additions. Continue to work the mixture until you have a dough; divide dough into 2 halves. Divide each half into 12 long bread sticks and arrange onto prepared baking sheets.

Step: 4

Pour melted butter and sprinkle Parmesan cheese and garlic powder over the breadsticks.

Step: 5

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 13 minutes.

Per Serving: 269 calories; protein 8.5g; carbohydrates 52g; fat 2.6g; cholesterol 5.5mg; sodium 449.1mg.

The best flavour of the flour can make a real deal to your bread. Different brands do vary. Great taste or Canadian flours, which are bet higher in gluten, may give you a better rise than standard bread flours – especially if you’re make wholemeal dough , which not always getting bigger as well as white bread.

To make this in a breadmaker , add all the ingredients to your breadmaker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

A dough’s first rising can be make in the fridge overnight . This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It’s also a great limit , as you can work it night before , then clear it off the next day.