Homemade Wheat Bread Sticks

I found this recipe at The Happy Housewife blog. Visit it here.

 Whole Wheat Bread Sticks

• 1 1/3 cups warm water
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cups flour ( I used whole wheat)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 3 tablespoons powdered milk
• 2 teaspoons yeast
• cornmeal (for rolling the dough, do not add to the dough mixture)

Topping

• 1/2 cup melted butter
• Garlic Powder
• Parmesan Cheese
• Salt

Mix together olive oil, yeast, salt, oregano, powdered milk, and warm water. Add in flour. Knead for 5 minutes. Cover dough and let rise until doubled. Punch down dough and roll out into a rectangle. To get that pizza parlor taste use cornmeal instead of flour to roll the dough. Place dough on a greased cookie sheet. Push or roll the dough so it fills the entire cookie sheet. With a knife or pizza cutter slice the dough into one inch strips. Don’t cut all the way through the dough, only about half-way through.

(The original recipe has the dough being put on a cookie sheet but I am going to try to roll them like bread sticks)

Let rise for 30 -45 minutes. Mix together melted butter, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese. Brush the mixture on top of the bread sticks, then sprinkle a pinch of salt. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until the top turns golden brown.