Twisted Black Olive Breadsticks

photo by YiayiaMouse

- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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12 breadsticks
ingredients
- 1 lb frozen bread dough, thawed
- 2 tablespoons black olive paste (preferably not tapenade)
- 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
directions
- Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 400°F
- Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cut dough into 12 equal pieces.
- Roll each piece into a 10-inch-long rope on a lightly floured surface with lightly floured hands, stretching as needed, then pat lightly to flatten slightly.
- Spread top of each rope with 1/2 teaspoon olive paste, then fold in half. Let stand, uncovered, 10 minutes.
- Working with 1 piece at a time, twist folded dough, stretching it slightly, into a 6-inch twist, then transfer to 1 of 2 baking sheets, pressing ends lightly onto parchment to keep twists from untwisting.
- Brush twists generously with egg white and sprinkle with cumin and kosher salt, pressing to help adhere.
- Bake twists, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until golden, 22 to 24 minutes total.
- Transfer twists to a rack and cool to just warm.
- Note:.
- Twists (without egg white and seeds) can be prepared 2 hours ahead and chilled, covered. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes before coating with egg white and seeds and baking.
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Reviews
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You can't get any easier but still tasty! I used Ma Hiker's black olive paste recipe#72912 instead of store-bought. I loved the extra zip the cumin seed added, I toasted them in a dry pan before using. I liked Tia Mouse's suggestion of trying this with pesto, I am a basil-holic. These would be so good dipped in a marinara sauce. Thanks for a keeper, Mama! Made for ZWT5, Hell's Kitchen Angels team.
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Thanks, Mama! Yummy stuff! I couldn't find olive paste in San Diego, so I had to improvise. I used PESTO paste and subbed the cumin seeds for parmesan, to go with the pesto. It was just wonderful this way. I would be careful with the kosher salt, because they were a bit salty (I love that, but not everyone does!). I couldn't get mine to twist, so I braided them (see photo) and I thought that was even better! I'll be making variations of this for YEARS!
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Thanks, Mama! Yummy stuff! I couldn't find olive paste in San Diego, so I had to improvise. I used PESTO paste and subbed the cumin seeds for parmesan, to go with the pesto. It was just wonderful this way. I would be careful with the kosher salt, because they were a bit salty (I love that, but not everyone does!). I couldn't get mine to twist, so I braided them (see photo) and I thought that was even better! I'll be making variations of this for YEARS!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Mamas Kitchen Hope
Brenham, Texas
Proud Zaar original member! Very disappointed with the new site.