Ficelle! French Breadsticks. So Delicious and Light. So Simple To Make. Paul Hollywood Recipe.

gruyere cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: mozzarella

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

Welcome viewers and introduce the recipe for Ficelle, a type of French breadstick.

Measure 250 grams (1 and 2/3 cups) of bread flour and set it aside.

Measure 5 grams (1 and 3/4 teaspoons) of salt and set it aside, keeping it separate from the yeast.

Measure 5 grams of instant yeast and set it aside, also separate from the salt.

Measure 200 milliliters of tepid water and add three-quarters of it to the mixing bowl.

Mix the water on slow speed, keeping the salt and yeast separated.

Once the dough starts to come together, add the remaining water and mix for an additional 5 to 8 minutes at medium speed.

Check the dough after 6 minutes; it should be wet and pull easily.

Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the dough and mix for 2 more minutes.

Transfer the dough to a well-oiled bowl and cover it with plastic wrap or a shower cap, allowing it to rise for about an hour until doubled in size.

Once the dough has risen, flour the work surface and tip the dough out without knocking out the air.

Flatten the dough slightly and shape it into a rectangle about 7 to 8 centimeters deep.

Cut the dough into pieces, stretching each piece to about 25 centimeters long.

Move the shaped breadsticks to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Make indentations in the dough with your fingers to hold the oil and spices.

Mix 25 milliliters of extra virgin olive oil with rosemary and peppercorn oil, and drizzle it over the breadsticks.

Sprinkle the tops of the breadsticks with oregano.

Cover the breadsticks with oiled plastic wrap or place them in a plastic bag to rise for another 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 230 degrees Celsius (446 degrees Fahrenheit).

Bake the breadsticks for 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown, checking at 13 minutes.

Once baked, sprinkle the breadsticks with the olive oil mixture from before and transfer them to a cooling rack.

Inspect the breadsticks for texture and aroma, noting their light and airy quality.

Taste the breadsticks while warm and describe their flavor, mentioning the oregano and rosemary.

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