Yumminess!

We were chatting at work today and I mentioned to my co-worker that I LOVED this cheesy lasagna.  I could have almost had time to make it today, but I was just too tired and too cranky to go shopping for the ingredients! I'll have to make it soon, or leave the recipe out for Tiana to do it sometime next week!  Or we could work on it together!  Slow-Cooker Lasagna With it I will have to make these homemade garlic Parmesan breadsticks!

Soft Parmesan Breadsticks

2½ c bread flour

3 tsp. 50% faster active dry yeast

½ tsp. garlic salt

¾ tsp. Italian seasoning or dried oregano

1 Tbs. sugar

¼ c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1 Tbs. unsalted butter

¼ c. hot tap water

½ c. milk

1 large egg, room temperature

¼ c. butter, melted, for brushing on top

½ c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for sprinkling on top

(This is done in a food processor!)  Combine and pulse to mix the flour, yeast, garlic salt, Italian seasoning or oregano, sugar, ¼ c. Parmesan, and 1 Tbs. butter.  In a 2-cup microwavable glass measure, combine the hot water, milk and egg.  With the motor running, add all but 1 Tbs. of the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients.  The dough should leave the side of the bowl and form a ball.  If it doesn't, add the remaining 1 Tbs. of liquid.  Knead with the machine running for 30 seconds.  Discard any unused liquid ingredients.  Remove the dough and the steel blade from the bowl.  Knead the dough by hand a few seconds, adding flour if the dough seems too sticky.  For the dough into a doughnut and replace it in the processor bowl.  Cover the bowl loosely with a damp tea towel or microwavable plastic wrap.  Place the processor bowl in the middle of the microwave and and 8 oz. glass of water next to it.  To micro-rise, set the microwave power at the 20% and heat for 3 minutes.  Let rest for 3 minutes.  Heat for 3 minutes at 20%.  Rest for 21 minutes or until about doubled in bulk.  Remove the dough from the microwave and processor bowl.  Punch down and knead the dough for a few seconds on a floured surface.  Lightly grease a 13x9 microwavable pan.  Roll the dough into a 13x9 rectangle; place in pan.  Cut the dough into 10 13' strips, then cut the strips in half forming 20 strips.  Brush the sticks with 2 Tbs. of the melted butter and sprinkle with ¼ c. of Parmesan cheese.  Place the breadsticks back in the microwave beside the glass of water.  Repeat the micro-rise steps, except rest for 6 minutes at the end instead of 21.  Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375º.  Bake the breadsticks on the middle rack in the oven for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove the breadsticks from the oven.  Set the oven control to broil.  Brush the hot breadsticks with the remaining butter and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.  Place under the broiler and broil for 2-3 minutes or just until the cheese starts to sizzle and turn light brown.  Watch carefully!!

From Bread in Half the Time by Linda West Eckhardt and Diana Collingwood Butts