A perfect side-dish for the pizza or just for the love of garlic. Fresh and homemade.
Prep Time1hr15mins
Cook Time15mins
Total Time1hr30mins
Course: Baking, Bread, Snack
Cuisine: Italian, Vegetarian
Keyword: Bakery, eggless
Servings: 4people
Ingredients
for the dough
3cupall purpose flour
1cup+ 2 tbsp warm water
1tbspinstant yeast
1½tspsalt
2tbspsugar
2½tbspolive oil
for the garlic filling
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½cupfresh cilantrofresh coriander, chopped
2podsgarliccrushed
½cupparmesan cheesegrated
to tasteitalian seasoning
Instructions
Start by bringing all the ingredients to room temperature if they were refrigerated. It's best to keep the refrigerated ingredients on the counter 30 minutes prior to baking.
for the dough
In a medium bowl, add sugar and warm water. Sprinkle instant yeast on top. Do not disturb and allow to proof for 5-8 minutes.
In the meanwhile, mix flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add 1½ tbsp oil to the mixture.
Pour in proofed yeast and mix in using a spatula. Coat your fingers with remaining oil and mix in the flour again using your finger tips. Knead well till the dough starts springing back upon pressing, about 5-6 minutes.
Place the dough in a large oiled bowl and turn it over so that it is coated evenly with oil. Cover the bowl with cling film or wet towel. Allow it to rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes.
for the garlic filling
Mix all the filling ingredients except cheese in a bowl and set aside.
assembly
Remove the dough from the bowl and punch it down. This is the fun part! Divide the dough into 4 equal portions.
Transfer one portion of the dough onto a floured surface and roll it gently into a disk about ½ inch thick. Apply more flour but sparingly if the dough is sticky.
Spread ¼th portion of the filling using the back of a spoon or a knife. Sprinkle some grated cheese on top.
Turn over one half of the disk onto the other to form a semicircle. Transfer this to a baking tray covered with parchment paper and sprinkled with mixed herbs or oregano and some grated cheese.
Using a dough scraper, gently cut the semi-circle into sticks. Do not separate each stick but allow them to rise for 20 minutes in a warm place as semi-circle only.
Repeat for remaining 3 dough balls.
Meanwhile pre-heat the oven to 180 °C
baking the sticks
While the sticks are proofing, preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C).
Bake at 350 °F (180 °C) for 15 to 18 minutes, until the bread is golden brown. Don't allow them to become over brown or they will dry up.
Serve warm.
Notes
Semolina makes the crust crisp.
You can even bake on backside of a baking tray/ or a round pan for easy slipping of bread.
The success of these sticks lies in using dough scraper and not ripping the dough for anything.
No-garlic sticks will stay fresh for 24 hours in an airtight container at room temperature. Don’t place in the fridge.
No-garlic sticks freezes well for up to 2 months. To thaw, leave on counter or overnight in the fridge.
It’s ok to leave the dough for rising at room temperature, however I highly recommend letting it rise in refrigerator overnight, it becomes far easier to work with.
I love to play with the flavor of the sticks. You can keep it simple or adapt the recipe with more filling options.
You can make the same recipe into pull-apart rolls or replace the filling with your choice of ingredients like pista, raisins, cinnamon, powdered sugar, etc
Measure the ingredients correctly. Use standard cups and spoon measures to measure them.
All the ingredients must be at room temperature.
Use best quality ingredients to make this cake.
After adding the flour, do not overmix the batter.
This recipe can be halved, doubled, or tripled. Make sure to use the baking pan accordingly. The baking time will also differ.