How to make- the best breadsticks with dipping sauce

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Bread flour can enhance texture while being cost-effective.

balsamic vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: red wine vinegar

Red wine vinegar provides a similar tang at a lower cost.

In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1/4 cup of warm or room temperature water, and 1 teaspoon of dry active yeast. Let it sit for about five minutes to bloom the yeast.

Add 1 cup of warm water and 1/8 cup of extra virgin olive oil to the yeast mixture.

Incorporate 2.5 cups of bread flour and 1 teaspoon of salt into the mixture using a stand mixer with a dough hook on low speed for about 5-10 minutes until a dough ball forms.

Dust a clean work surface with flour and remove the dough from the mixer. Knead the dough to form a round shape.

Roll out the dough to fit a 9x13 inch Pyrex pan, which should be lightly oiled with olive oil.

Place the dough in the pan, level it out, and cover it. Let it rise on the counter for about 1.5 hours until doubled in size.

Prepare the dipping sauce by combining 1 can of tomato sauce, 2 tablespoons of dried oregano, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 1 tablespoon of dried basil, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Mix until it simmers and thickens, then remove from heat.

Make the parmesan garlic topping by mixing 1/4 cup of parmesan, 1 teaspoon of dried oregano, 1 teaspoon of dried basil, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.

After the dough has risen, cut it into breadsticks using a bench scraper.

Spray the breadsticks with nonstick butter flavored spray and bake in a preheated oven at 475°F for 10 minutes.

Remove the breadsticks from the oven, spray with more butter spray, and return to the oven for another 5 minutes until done.

Remove from the pan and place on a wire cooling rack.

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