Mozzarella Stuffed Soft Breadsticks
With Mazola® Vegetable Oil
SERVING SIZE
20 BREADSTICKS
TOTAL TIME
57 MINUTES
SKILL LEVEL
INTERMEDIATE
Ingredients:
- 3-1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 (4-1/2 tsp.) envelopes Fleischmann’s Quick Rise Yeast
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons Mazola Vegetable Oil
- 2 tablespoons Crown Lily White Corn Syrup
- 3-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1-1/2 teaspoons leaf oregano
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Line a 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan with enough parchment paper to overhang the sides.
- Combine 1-1/2 cups flour, undissolved yeast and salt in a large bowl.
- Heat water, milk, oil and corn syrup until very warm (120° to 130°F).
- Add to flour mixture; mix until well blended, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Gradually add enough remaining flour until dough forms a ball.
- Knead on lightly floured surface, adding additional flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Divide dough in half.
- Roll one portion to 15 x 10-inch rectangle to fit prepared baking pan.
- Place dough on pan, stretching as needed to meet edges.
- Sprinkle with 3 cups cheese, leaving a 1-inch border.
- Roll out remaining dough to slightly larger rectangle than the first.
- Place over the cheese and fold the edges under the bottom layer of dough; pinch to seal.
- Cut through the dough with a sharp knife to create 20 breadsticks, but do not separate the breadsticks.
- Cover and let rise 20 minutes.
- Whisk egg whites with oregano and garlic; brush over dough.
- Sprinkle evenly with remaining cheese.
- Bake 15 to 17 minutes until puffed and golden. Cut along seams into breadsticks; serve warm.
TIP: Serve with warm marinara sauce for a special appetizer.