Enjoy warm, fresh, homemade breadsticks baked to golden perfection as a delicious side for your next dinner.
Jump to RecipeBreadsticks are one of my favorite side dishes. Well, anything with bread, really, but especially breadsticks. They go great with pasta, though I could eat them with almost any meal. We had them with fettuccine alfredo which was a perfect combination.
I’ve had this recipe for a long time and finally decided to give it a try. I really wish I had tried it sooner because the breadsticks are delicious! I believe the original recipe was in the book that came with my stand mixer. You can still make this without a stand mixer, you’ll just have to knead the dough by hand.
I was able to get about 24 breadsticks from this recipe. The number will depend on how you cut the dough and how thick you make them. We topped ours with cheese, but you could skip that if you prefer more traditional breadsticks.
We weren’t able to eat all of the breadsticks the night I made them, even though we did eat about half. The rest were put in an airtight container and were just as good the next day. The way I love breadsticks, I may have eaten one or two for breakfast in the morning!


Breadsticks with Garlic and Parmesan Step by Step
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp active dry yeast
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 3/4 cups parmesan cheese

Preparation
Use the dough hook of a stand mixer to combine the water, sugar, and yeast. Raise the hook and let it sit for 5 minutes.

Add the salt and flour, one cup at a time, and mix it on high for 5 minutes.

Let the dough rest again for another 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt the butter and pour half of it into a jellyroll pan.

Place the dough in the center of the pan and let it rest another 2-3 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 170F. Carefully spread the dough flat until it reaches the edges of the pan.

Spread the rest of the butter on the dough evenly.

Sprinkle the dough with garlic powder and parmesan cheese.

Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough in half lengthwise and 12 columns to make 24 breadsticks.

Bake the breadsticks for 7 minutes then increase the temperature to 350F and bake another 12 minutes or until they are golden brown.

Remove the pan from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes. Use a pizza cutter to recut the breadsticks and serve.



Recipe
Originally Published On: May 20, 2019

Breadsticks
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp active dry yeast
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 3/4 cups parmesan cheese
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Mix water, sugar, and yeast in a stand mixer with the dough hook
- Let sit for 5 minutes
- Add salt and flour one cup at a time and mix on high for 5 minutes
- Let dough rest for 5 minutes
- Melt butter and pour half into a cookie sheet with sides
- Place dough in the center of the pan and let sit 2-3 minutes
- Preheat oven to 170F
- Spread dough flat until it reaches edges of the pan
- Pour the rest of the butter on the dough and spread it evenly
- Sprinkle garlic powder and parmesan all over the dough
- Use a pizza cutter to cut dough into two rows lengthwise and 12 height wise
- Put the pan in the oven for about 7-10 minutes
- Increase oven temp to 350F and bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown
- Remove from oven and let sit 5 minutes
- Re-cut breadsticks and serve
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
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- Pizza Breadsticks
- Pineapple Bread Casserole
- Simple Herbed Tuscan Bread
- Homemade Stuffing or Dressing Recipe with Fresh Bread
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- Cheesy Garlic Bread
- Homemade Fluffy Dinner Rolls
- Sesame Pull-Apart Rolls
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My family loves garlic bread. We will have to give these a try next time we have pizza night. Sounds like a great side.
These would be perfect for pizza night!
Great recipe. I love garlic bread so much. I will definitely try this one out.
Me too! Garlic bread is one of my weaknesses.
Oh my jeeze do these look AMAZING! I loveddddddddddd breadsticks when I was a kid. Ugh! DROOLING. I would eat the whole bread basket when out at restaurants, NO PROBLEM!
I easily could, too! Both my boys love them now as well. We had no leftovers when we made these.
These look absolutely delicious! I love breadsticks… and with garlic and parmesan too – yummy! Will give this recipe a try at the weekend.
The garlic and parmesan are what really give the breadsticks an amazing flavor!
We love all things garlic! I am intimidated by the thought of baking my own bread or bread sticks. However, your recipe seems easy to follow and clearly written. I think I may just make the leap and try it. Thank you!
I used to be as well. It seemed like such a fussy thing to deal with, but I’ve found it much easier than anticipated!
Aww, love your helper doing his bit! My girls would eat those for breakfast, lunch, dinner, AND snacks if I let them!!!
He is always helping in the kitchen! And I would eat them all day too if I could get away with it!
Love this simple recipe for some tasty breadsticks! My kids are crazy for breadsticks so I know they will love this!
My boys are too. Who am I kidding? I love breadsticks as much as they do, if not more!
I love breadsticks. I like to eat them with mushroom soup. But I have never tried making my own. Your recipe looks simple and easy to follow so I think for a change I will try to make it myself.
I’ve never had mushroom soup before, but I’ve had these both with pasta and other soups and they are a great addition to the meal.
Oh my goodness! It looks so tasty and delicious! I love to save this recipe and make this for tonight. I think, my son would be favorite. YUM!
My boys both absolutely loved the breadsticks! I’ll bet your son would, too.
Nice recipe, we had this several times before and it taste delicious. Reading this makes me wanna try it again.
Thank you! They were fun to make and pretty easy, so we’ve made them a few times now.
These look so good! We always add a breadstick or cheesy bread option for soup or salad nights. I am definitely saving this one! Love that you have a little helper in the kitchen too. 🙂
Breadsticks just go so well with that kind of food! And he was so excited to get something out of the oven for the first time!!
Breadsticks are seriously the best!!!! I always look foreword to them when I’m having any type of pasta dish! I definitely need to try your recipe out!
Me too! I love having a breadstick to sop up the extra sauce from pasta.
Those look so good. Next time I make baked ziti I’ll be making these instead of cheesy garlic bread.
Ooh, these would be perfect with baked ziti! A great way to soak up that extra sauce on the plate.
You always put in the most incredible recipes and they always look so simple to put together. I know my daughter and I would love this. We will have to try this out.
It would be a fun one to do together! My son loved helping make the breadsticks.