My cheesy garlic breadsticks recipe is where it’s at! I was inspired by Pizza Hut’s back in the day. I make mine with my easy pizza dough recipe that’s got that nice chew but crispy outside. Then I bake it up with cheese and bomb garlic flavor. Serve along with some marinara sauce and get your whole life boos.
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How to Make Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks
Step 1: Making the Dough
- Combine the flour, garlic salt, sugar, and yeast in a medium bowl and whisk together to disperse the ingredients evenly.
- Slowly add the water to the flour mixture.
- Mix together until a soft dough is created.
- Knead the dough with your hands for one minute and form a ball.
- Place the dough in a bowl coated with olive oil. Cover with a paper towel and let it sit for an hour or until the dough has doubled.
Step 2: Making the Butter Topping
- Add the butter, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning to a small bowl.
- Microwave until it’s melted and whisk the mixture together.
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Step 3: Assembling the Garlic Cheese Bread
- Roll out the dough on your pizza stone or baking sheet.
- Brush the garlic butter over the top of the dough. Sprinkle the shredded cheese, the parmesan cheese, and finally the parsley.
- Bake the bread in the oven for 15-17 minutes or until the dough has browned and the cheese is melted and golden. Cut the bread into sticks and serve with warm pizza sauce if desired.
Cheese Breadsticks Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon dry active yeast
- ¾-1 cup lukewarm water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 cups Italian shredded cheese blend
- ½- 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese
- parsley for garnish
- Optional: warm pizza sauce for serving
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together flour, garlic salt, sugar, yeast and slowly add in water.
- Mix together until dough is created.
- Using your hands knead for one minute and form a ball.
- Spread 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a separate bowl and transfer pizza dough to that bowl. Cover with a paper towel for 1 hour or until dough has doubled.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Roll out dough on your pizza stone or baking sheet.
- Add butter, garlic powder and Italian seasoning to a small bowl and microwave until melted. Whisk together then brush on dough.
- Next sprinkle dough with shredded cheese then parmesan cheese. Lastly, sprinkle with parsley.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes or until dough has browned and cheese is melted and golden.
- Cut bread into sticks and serve with warm pizza sauce if desired.
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Notes
Let them cool down, then store them in an airtight container or wrapped tightly in foil, and pop them in the fridge. To reheat, add them in the oven at 350°F for about 5-10 minutes, or pop in the air fryer for best results. How long will they last in the fridge?
Within 2-3 days. Can I freeze?
Yep! Just package them up and freeze them for up to one month.
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Recipe Tips
- Grate Your Own Cheese: You will get a smoother melt because the additives in the pre-shreds keeping from melting like we want.
- Use Fresh Yeast: If your yeast isn’t fresh, then your dough might not rise properly. Check the expiration date and store packets of yeast somewhere cool to help it stay fresh.
- Proofing the Dough: Let your dough rest for at least an hour to have the chewy yet crisp texture you will want. I suggest making it somewhere warm.
- Oiling the Bowl: Make sure to coat the entire inside of the dough so it won’t stick to the sides of the bowl as it rises.
- Plan Properly: You will need to stretch out your dough and then move forward to cook it as soon as it’s ready to avoid over-proofing the dough. If you do need a bit more time before cooking it, shape it to your pan and then cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours before baking.
Recipe Help
Ideally, you want the temperature to be 75°-80° for it to rise in an hour. If it’s cold in the kitchen you should place it in a warmer place such as a sunny window or by an oven on warm or that’s recently been used. Your dough will likely still rise even in a cold kitchen but it may take so much longer.
Yep, you can! Sometimes I double up the dough recipe and freeze one for later. Simply stretch out the dough on a sprayed pan or line it with parchment. Freeze it for an hour. After it’s frozen, wrap it up in plastic and foil or store it in a freezer-safe bag and store for up to one month.
If your dough isn’t rising, it could be the temperature in your kitchen. Turn your oven on warm and place the bowl on top of the stove. Let it sit a bit longer to see if that helps. In most cases, you will likely just need to extend the proofing time and let it sit for longer. If your dough still doesn’t rise, the likely culprit was yeast that wasn’t in good condition. You can still go ahead and cook the dough but it will likely not be as light and fluffy as when it’s proofed right. Sometimes baking takes a bit of trial and error.
More Bread Recipes
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These are good!
I made a vegan version (parmesan and all) it was exceptionally delicious. Very yummy!
I totally agree.
I love cheese breadsticks! These are so good, the hole family loves them!!
I added chicken breast to the second batch. Very good! Thanks so much for sharing your hubbys youth…….
Oh wow that’s genius!!!! I’m so glad you enjoy them.
my first time and giving it a try will see what happens but does look good but i do have a ?. can you layer it like a cheese stick. will come back and rate this once i get it done
Hi Randy, for the first time trying it I would make it according to the recipe to rate properly and then try to get creative. It will allow you to gage it better when trying something new. Let me know how it turns out for you.
turned out great and loved them and i only changed the flour as bread flour gives it more a softness and fluff as i have learned that anything that is breading its better to use bread flour instead of all purpose
other then that turned out great and family loved it thanks for the share
Thank you!!!
Can you please tell me how can i make the pizza sauce???
Thank you
Alexandra from Ecuador
I like to easily make it with crushed tomatoes, a little sugar, salt, pepper and a few herbs like oregano and basil.
Wow, I have never been a breadstick kind of girl. Could easily pass them up. That is NOT the case with this recipe!!
I have made this recipe multiple times now, especially when my grandkids are here. They are awesome and they disappear
immediately!!! Best breadsticks ever!
I’m so glad you love these. They are a fave of mine as well!
I’m vegan and this recipe, using dairy free substitutes, is AWESOME! I’ve been making it since Summer and now my toddler even loves it. I actually get excited to make garlic bread ? Thanks for this! Gonna have to final check out what else you have!
How fantastic! I would love to know what dairy free subs you use for this recipe so I can try it and recommend to my vegan followers myself. Do you mind sharing? I’m so glad you have been able to make this recipe your own!
I’ve made these twice now. The second time they turned out even better! I didn’t use the shredded cheese just shake parmasean. The second time I made these they tasted like Pizza Hut bread sticks but BETTER! They’re so easy to make. I used my kitchen aid mixer to make the dough.
Hooray I’m so so glad!!! They sound pretty awesome.
Great job. These are wonderful!
Thanks so much!