Sourdough Grissini

Oh these are good. Crisp, crunchy, salty, spicy if you want. Great with soup or like so many things just a glass of wine, or maybe a salad. I am always looking for recipes to make with my sourdough starter, this is a good one, try it. Not to difficult to make and only a 2 hour rise time, you can add whatever you like. Next time I will add some finely grated Parmesan Cheese. The recipe makes so many like almost 3 doz.

The Dough

2 1/2 cups of flour

1 cup water

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon olive oil

1 cup sourdough starter, I fed mine the day before and I only used 3/4 cup and it was fine.

Seasonings

Olive oil

Salt

Basil

Rosemary

Thyme

Hot chili flakes

black pepper

Use any or all combinations

1. Combine dough ingredients in a bowl and briefly mix by hand or with a mixer

2. Turn out the dough onto your counter or a board, knead my hand for about 5 to 8 minutes. Adding more flour only as needed.

3. Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl and cover and let rise for about 2 hours.

4. After the rise time divide the dough into 3 equal pieces.

5. On a well floured surface use one part at a time, pat dough or roll into a 12 x 4 inch long rectangle.

6. Brush the dough with olive oil and sprinkle on you toppings. Pat them in lightly.

7. Cut the dough into thin strips with a pizza cutter or knife.

8. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

9. Pick up each dough strip at it's ends and lay on parchment paper.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bake for about 25 to 30 minutes or until browned and crisp.

Keep an eye on these they can burn if they are very thin.

This recipe is revised from Sourdoughs International and theirs is good!