These Garlic Herb Breadsticks are made completely from scratch and are packed with flavourful herbs, garlic, onion, and parmesan cheese!
One thing about me is that I love garlic! It is difficult for me to refrain from adding garlic to something I cook every day. My Cheddar Garlic Butter Biscuits are one of my favorite recipes for this reason. But really anything garlic is my jam. From Garlic Artichoke Dip to Garlic Rosemary Focaccia Bread, I'm a fan!
These breadsticks are super tasty with a blend of garlic powder and herbs incorporated into the dough and a cheesy garlic butter mixture brushed onto the breadsticks part of the way through baking. These homemade garlic breadsticks would be a perfect side for Thanksgiving dinner!
⭐️ Why You Need to Make This Recipe
- Texture - With their fluffy and soft texture, it is impossible to stop after just one of these breadsticks!
- Flavor - A flavorful blend of garlic powder, onion powder, basil, oregano, thyme, and parmesan cheese makes these breadsticks so tasty!
- Method - Don't feel intimidated by the thought of making these homemade breadsticks or any homemade bread! It is really such a fun and simple process.
🧈 Ingredients
Here are the ingredients needed to make these homemade breadsticks.
Ingredient Notes
- Yeast - Traditional or active dry yeast is what you will need for this recipe.
- Herbs - If you don't have one of the herbs listed, you may substitute with the other ones to make up the measurement written. For instance, if you don't have thyme, you could use an extra ½ teaspoon of both oregano and basil and vice versa.
- Parmesan Cheese - I prefer Grana Padano cheese so often use that, but parmesan is great too!
See the recipe card for the full list of ingredients with measurements.
📃 Instructions
Step 1: Stir together ½ cup of warm water (110℉) and 1 teaspoon of sugar in a small bowl. Stir in the yeast. Let sit for 10 minutes until the yeast blooms and foams up.
Step 2: In a large bowl, whisk together the remaining ¾ cup of warm water, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, herbs, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and remaining 1 teaspoon of sugar. Add 2 cups of the flour, parmesan cheese, and frothy yeast mixture.
Step 3: Mix until a very wet dough comes together. Add another ½ cup of flour and mix as best as possible.
Step 4: Turn the mixture out onto a floured countertop and knead for 5 minutes or until the dough is soft, smooth, and no longer sticking to your hands.
Step 5: Transfer the dough to a well-oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
Step 6: Punch down the dough and transfer to a lightly floured countertop. Divide the dough into 18 pieces, as equal in size as possible.
Step 7: Oil your hands lightly and roll each piece of dough between your hands into a breadstick "snake" shape. Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Step 8: Cover lightly and let rise in a warm place for 30-45 minutes or until doubled in size.
Step 9: Stir together ¼ cup of melted butter, 2 tablespoons of parmesan, garlic powder, and parsley.
Step 10: Bake the risen breadsticks in a preheated oven for 10 minutes before removing the pan from the oven, brushing on the melted garlic butter mixture, and returning to the oven to bake for another 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
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📖 Recipe
Garlic Herb Breadsticks
Equipment
- large mixing bowl
- measuring cups & spoons
- baking sheet(s)
- parchment paper
- silicone pastry brush
Ingredients
For the Dough:
- ½ cup warm water (110℉)
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast (traditional yeast)
- ¾ cup warm water (110℉)
- 2 tablespoons salted butter melted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme *
- 1 teaspoon dried basil *
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano *
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 ½-2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
For the Garlic Butter:
- ¼ cup salted butter melted
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese (or Grana Padano)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
Instructions
- Stir 1 teaspoon of sugar and yeast into the ½ cup of warm water and let sit for 10 minutes until the mixture is frothy and bubbly.½ cup warm water, 1 teaspoon white sugar, 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- Whisk together the ¾ cup of warm water, melted butter, salt, remaining 1 teaspoon of sugar, thyme, basil, oregano, onion powder, and garlic powder in a large bowl. Add 2 cups of flour, parmesan cheese, and the yeast mixture once it's frothy and continue stirring while adding another ½ cup of flour.¾ cup warm water, 2 tablespoons salted butter, ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon dried thyme, 1 teaspoon dried basil, 1 teaspoon dried oregano , 1 teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, 2 ½-2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- Turn the mixture onto a lightly floured counter and knead for 5 minutes or until the dough is soft, smooth and no longer sticking to your hands. Dust the counter with a small amount of flour when you notice the dough sticking to your hands but try not to add too much extra flour (too much flour will make the dough tough). Form the dough into a ball and place in a greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and a dry towel and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour. The dough should double in size.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Once the dough has finished rising, punch down and turn onto a very lightly floured counter. Divide the dough into 18 equal pieces.
- Roll each piece of dough into a long "snake" breadstick shape using your hands on the countertop. Each breadstick should be about 4-6 inches long and about ½ to ¾ of an inch in diameter. Place each breadstick on the prepared baking sheet leaving at least 1 to 2 inches between for rising/spreading. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ a few minutes before the breadsticks finish rising. In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and parsley to make the garlic butter glaze.¼ cup salted butter, ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon dried parsley, 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Once the breadsticks have risen, remove the plastic wrap and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Then, take out of the oven and brush the garlic butter onto each breadstick using a silicone pastry brush. Return to the oven and bake for another 7-12 minutes or until lightly golden. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving*.
Notes
- If you don't have one of the herbs listed, you may substitute with the other ones to make up the measurement written. For instance, if you don't have thyme, you could use an extra ½ teaspoon of both oregano and basil and vice versa.
Faith Tucker
So so so so addictive!!
Not going to lie I had seven fresh out of the oven! Going to make again and try to share 😉
Breadstick cracker manufacturer
Thank you so much for this recipe!
Mrs. J
These were the highlight of our Thanksgiving meal—our guests raved about them! I threw all the ingredients in my bread maker to do the mixing part, and I made the breadsticks smaller as you suggested. They’re absolutely not your average breadstick. Brushing them with garlic butter part way through the baking time makes them soooooooo good.
Naomi
Ah, that is so great, I'm glad they were enjoyed!! Thank you!
Naomi