CINNAMON BREADSTICKS

CINNAMON BREADSTICKS YIELDS 16 2 C Warm Water Dough ** Makes 1 Large Pizza & Breadsticks 1 TBSP Yeast 1 TBSP Salt 5 C Flour 1-2 TBSP Olive Oil 4 TBSP Butter, Melted Cinnamon & Sugar Mixture 6 TBSP Ground Cinnamon 3 TBSP Sugar I Start by adding the warm water and yeast to your mixing bowl. Allow to sit for 5 minutes so that the yeast can proof. While you are waiting for the yeast to do it's thing place flour and salt into a large bowl. Once the yeast has proofed 2 ½ cups flour with proofed yeast and mix well in Kitchen Aid with a dough hook. Add additional 2 ½ cups flour and knead until smooth. Next place the bowl with plastic wrap. You will want to let the dough rest for 15 to 20 minutes. Grab your baking sheet and coat it with olive oil. This is to ensure the dough won't stick to the pan. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Grab the dough from the bowl and add more flour as needed (a little at a time) to alleviate the stickiness of the dough if needed. Split dough in half and roll each ball of dough onto a floured surface. Knead a few times to ensure the dough is a uniformed ball. Now it's time to roll into a pizza and breadsticks! With your pizza dough roll out into the shape of your pan & create your pizza. For the Cinnamon Breadsticks roll the dough into a rectangle. Then using a pizza cutter cut the dough in half length wise and then vertically every 1" or so. This will be the size of your breadstick. Next top each breadstick with a brush of melted butter topped with the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Bake Breadsticks for 15-22 minutes, until they have risen and baked through. They'll ne a beautiful golden color.