Best Rye Breadsticks Recipes

RYE CARAWAY BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Dissolve the yeast in the water in a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer. Stir in the honey, agave nectar, malt extract or rice syrup. Let stand for five minutes. Stir in the olive oil.
• Combine the rye flour, whole-wheat flour, 1 cup of the unbleached all-purpose flour, caraway seeds and the salt. Add to the liquid mixture. If kneading by hand, stir until you can turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead for 10 minutes, adding flour as necessary to keep the dough from sticking to your hands and worktable. If using an electric mixer, mix at medium speed for 8 to 10 minutes. Add flour as necessary so that the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl. The dough should be elastic and just slightly sticky.
• Lightly flour your work surface or brush with olive oil. Using your hands or a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 14-by-4-inch rectangle. Make sure there is enough flour or oil underneath the dough so that it doesn't stick to the work surface. Brush the top with oil. Cover with plastic wrap, then with a damp kitchen towel. Allow to rise for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until nearly doubled. (If you need the workspace, lightly oil the underside of a sheet pan and place the dough on top.)
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees with the racks positioned in the middle and upper thirds of the interior space. Brush sheet pans with olive oil. Cut the dough crosswise into four equal pieces. Cut each piece crosswise into six equal pieces. Roll each between the board and your hands as you were making a rope until it is as long as the baking sheet. For a tighter strip, twist the strands from one end to the other. Place 1 inch apart on the baking sheets until you've filled two baking sheets. Continue to shape the remaining breadsticks while the first batch is baking.
• Place in the oven, and bake 15 minutes. Switch the pans top to bottom and front to back, and bake another 10 minutes until the breadsticks are nicely browned. (They will be darker on the bottom; if you want them more evenly browned, flip the breadsticks over halfway through.) Remove from the heat, and cool on a rack. Shape and bake any remaining dough as instructed.

SALTED CARAWAY RYE BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Dissolve the yeast in water and honey in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Allow to stand for 5 minutes or until a creamy foam forms. Add olive oil, Diamond Crystal® Fine Sea Salt, caraway seed, onion powder, and garlic powder. Mix until blended. Cover and allow to rest for 15 minutes.
• Stir 2 cups of flour into the yeast mixture and mix, adding as much additional flour as necessary for dough to pull away from the sides of the bowl and form a ball on the hook. Knead on low speed for 6 to 8 minutes until smooth and slightly sticky.
• Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl, turning to coat. Cover and let rise for about an hour or until doubled.
• Stir dough down. Cover bowl again and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours or overnight to relax the dough.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lightly scatter half the Diamond Crystal® Coarse Sea Salt and half the whole caraway seeds over the surface.
• Divide the dough in quarters; cover and refrigerate all but one quarter at a time. Divide each quarter into 6 equal pieces and roll each into a rope about 12 inches long. Place each on the prepared pan and lightly press down. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
• Cover the baking sheet lightly and allow to rest for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Spray or brush each rope with water and sprinkle with the remaining Diamond Crystal® Coarse Sea Salt and caraway seeds.
• Bake in preheated oven until nicely browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Transfer to a rack to cool.

RYE BREADSTICKS WITH CARAWAY SEED

Steps:

• Place 1/4 cup water in a bowl. Sprinkle in yeast; stir until dissolved. Add remaining 1 cup water, sugar, salt, caraway seed, butter, rye flour, and 1/2 cup all-purpose flour. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Punch the dough down; divide in half. Cut each half into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a rope about 6 inches long. Place on greased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
• Brush lightly with melted butter; sprinkle with caraway seed.
• Bake at 400*F for 15 to 20 minutes or until done.
• Remove from baking sheets; cool on wire racks. Enjoy!

PUMPERNICKEL AND RYE BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a small saucepan melt butter with caraway seeds and 1 teaspoon salt. Brush bread on both sides with butter mixture and slice lengthwise into 1/2-inch-wide strips. On a baking sheet sprinkle breadsticks with additional salt and bake in lower third of oven, turning once, until golden brown and crisp, about 15 minutes. Transfer breadsticks to a rack and cool completely. Breadsticks may be made 2 days ahead and kept in a resealable plastic bag.

ROSEMARY RYE GRISSINI (BREADSTICKS)

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, add the flours, salt, yeast and rosemary leaves. Pulse for about 20 seconds to combine and break up the rosemary leaves a bit. (Note: before doubling this recipe, make sure your food processor is large enough to accomodate the resulting amount of dough) In a large measuring cup, combine the olive oil and water. Turn the food processor on and stream the oil water mixture in. In approximately 30 seconds the dough will come together as a ball. Let the processor run for a minute after that (1 and a half minutes total). Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead it a few times by hand. Place the dough ball in a lightly oiled bowl and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise in a warm spot until doubled in size, approximately 90 minutes. Preheat oven to 325 F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Once the dough has doubled in size, cut the ball in half. Cover and chill the half you are not working with. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out into the shape of a rectangle (or as close as you can get to a rectangle). Using a chef's knife, cut the rectangle crosswise (not lengthwise) into 15 strips of dough. You want to be able to cut 15 uniformly wide and uniformly thick strips. Take each strip and roll it between your hands until it forms a "rope" that is the entire length of your baking sheet. Place the "ropes" onto the baking sheets. Brush each "rope" with olive oil and sprinkle with coarse sea salt. Bake for 28-30 minutes, rotating and switching the pans halfway through. You want the grissini to be lightly browned. Repeat with the second half of dough. These are great served alone, for dunking in soup or with white bean dip.

RYE BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Add honey; let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining water, whole wheat flour, rye flour and enough all-purpose flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Do not let rise. Divide dough into 16 pieces. Roll each into a 10-in. rope. Place 2 in. apart on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

ONION RYE BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Combine butter and soup mix; spread over bread. Cut each slice into 3/4-in. strips and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 5-6 minutes or until butter is melted and breadsticks are crisp.