Recipe#2480

Title: Breadsticks 02

From: Lobo119@worldnet.att.net 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.sourdough 
 Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 12:48:28 -0700 
 Message-ID: <3330430C.4A48@worldnet.att.net> 

2/3 c. warm water
 1 pkg. yeast
 1 t. salt
 1 T. sugar
 1/4 c. soft shortening
 2 c. flour
 Dissolve yeast in water.  Add sugar, salt, shortening, and 1/2 the
 flour.  Beat smooth.  Mix in rest of flour.  Knead.  Cover and rise
 double.  Divide in half. Cut each in 24.  Roll in pencil shapes
 6"-10" long.  Place on greased sheet 1/2" apart.  Brush with beaten
 egg (1 egg to 1 T. water).  Sprinkle with celery, sesame or poppy
 seeds or corn meal or coarse salt.  Bake 15 min. at 400.
 Variation:
 Eliminate the yeast and subsitute 2 cups expanded starter for 4/5
 cups of the water and 1 1/5 cups of the flour.