Best Ever Breadsticks

Clipped from Taste of Home holiday edition a couple years ago.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 9
• Yields: 18 breadsticks

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 1 (1/4ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1⁄4 cup warm water (110*-115*)
• 3  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  egg white, beaten
• 1  tablespoon water

Directions

1. In saucepan, heat milk, sugar, salt and butter. Cool to lukewarm. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
2. Combine milk mixture, yeast and 1 1/2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough.
3. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, abut 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minute
4. Punch down dough. Pinch off golf-ball sized pieces and roll into pencil size strips.
5. Place on greased baking sheets 1 inch apart. Cover and let rise 15 minutes. Combine egg white and water; brush over sticks. Sprinkle with coarse salt if desired. Bake at 400* for 10 minutes or until golden.