Thursday, July 10, 2008
Italian Grissini
Ingredients
200g flour
50g semolina
1/2 packet dry yeast (10g)
140ml luke warm water
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons best olive oil
mediterranean herbs such as rosemary, basil or thyme
How to make Italian Grissini
Combine flour, semolina and salt
put dry yeast in the water and stir until dissolved, let stand for a couple of minutes
add olive oil to the yeast-water mixture
chop herbs
Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture, add the herbs and stir in the water-yeast-olive oil mixture with a fork until it forms a dough.
knead until it forms a smooth dough (about 10 minutes)
cover the dough with a kitchen towel and let rest for about 15 minutes
preheat the oven to 200°C
roll out dough about half a centimeter thick
cut into 1 cm wide strips and twist them on both sides
bake for about 15 minutes until golden
let them cool, they get nice and crispy
Serve with olives, prosciutto crudo and parmesan :)
