Yummy Bread Sticks

These are my favorite bread sticks!  They are good with spaghetti, lasagna, soup, you name it!  They are really pretty easy, and sooo good!  I have made them with thawed frozen roll dough before, and that's a little quicker.  When I do that, I don't twist them. They also have a more uniform shape that way, if you are worried about them being pretty!  I don't think they taste as good with frozen rolls so I usually make the dough myself.  It's worth it!!!

3 1/2 c. flour

2 T. sugar

1 t. salt

1 1/2 c. water

1 T. yeast

Add yeast to warm water.  Mix dry ingredients, then add the water and yeast.  Knead dough and let rise 20 minutes.  Melt 1 cube of butter and pour onto cookie sheet.  Roll dough into a rectangle the size of cookie sheet.  Cut into 12  1" strips with pizza cutter.  Double strips in half and twist.  Roll the twists in the butter until well coated and arrange them on the cookie sheet.  Let rise till double, then sprinkle with garlic salt and Parmesan cheese.  I also add a little parsley for color.  Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes.  Watch closely, mine were finished after 12 minutes when I made them last night.  These make 12 really big bread sticks, so I usually cut the dough to make 18 and they are still a nice size.  You could make 24 smaller bread sticks, too.  They are so good everyone will want more than one.  My family loves them!

p.s.  These are best the day they are made, especially hot out of the oven.  So, don't feel guilty if you eat them all and don't save any for tomorrow.  It's better that way.  Enjoy 'em!