Whole-Wheat Breadsticks With Sesame Recipe (2024)

By Martha Rose Shulman

Whole-Wheat Breadsticks With Sesame Recipe (1)

Total Time
2 hours 30 minutes
Rating
4(12)
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Sesame seeds are used in both the dough and the coating of these nutty-tasting breadsticks.

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Ingredients

Yield:Two dozen breadsticks

  • 2teaspoons active dry yeast
  • cup lukewarm water
  • 1teaspoon honey, agave nectar, malt extract or rice syrup
  • ¼cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2cups whole-wheat flour
  • About 1⅓ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • ½cup sesame seeds
  • teaspoons salt
  • 1egg white, lightly beaten

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Nutritional analysis per serving (24 servings)

99 calories; 4 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 14 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 0 grams sugars; 3 grams protein; 90 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step

    1

    Dissolve the yeast in the water in a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer. Stir in the honey, agave nectar, malt extract or rice syrup. Let stand for five minutes. Stir in the olive oil.

  2. Step

    2

    Combine the whole-wheat flour, 1 cup of the unbleached all-purpose flour, ¼ cup of the sesame seeds and the salt. Add to the liquid mixture. If kneading by hand, stir until you can turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead for 10 minutes, adding flour as necessary to keep the dough from sticking to your hands and worktop. If using an electric mixer, mix at medium speed for 8 to 10 minutes. Add flour as necessary so that the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl. The dough should be elastic and just slightly sticky.

  3. Step

    3

    Lightly flour your work surface or brush with olive oil. Using your hands or a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 14-by-4-inch rectangle. Make sure there is enough flour or oil underneath the dough so that it doesn’t stick to the work surface. Brush the top with oil. Cover with plastic wrap, then with a damp kitchen towel. Allow to rise for 1 to 1½ hours until nearly doubled. (If you need the workspace, lightly oil the underside of a sheet pan and place the dough on top.)

  4. Step

    4

    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees with the racks positioned in the middle and upper thirds of the interior space. Brush sheet pans with olive oil. Cut the dough crosswise into four equal pieces. Brush each piece with beaten egg white, then roll each piece in 1 tablespoon of the remaining sesame seeds, until coated. Cut each piece crosswise into six equal pieces. Roll each between the board and your hands as if you were making a rope until it is as long as the baking sheet. For a tighter strip, twist the strands from one end to the other. Place 1 inch apart on the baking sheets until you’ve filled two baking sheets. Continue to shape the remaining breadsticks while the first batch is baking.

  5. Step

    5

    Place in the oven, and bake 15 minutes. Switch the pans top to bottom and front to back, and bake another 10 minutes until the breadsticks are nicely browned (they will be darker on the bottom). Remove from the heat, and cool on a rack. Shape and bake any remaining dough as instructed.

Tip

  • Advance preparation: The breadsticks will keep for several days in an airtight container or in foil. They can be frozen and recrisped in a medium oven for 10 minutes.

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Jane

For more flavor toast the sesame seeds, add dried herbs of your choice or maybe garlic powder and sprinkle with kosher salt.

Alice

Because I like to bake bread these were easy and fun to make, although directions for cutting the dough and rolling it (step 4) were a little confusing. Taste was ok, but with the whole wheat flour the breadsticks could use more flavor.

Jane

For more flavor toast the sesame seeds, add dried herbs of your choice or maybe garlic powder and sprinkle with kosher salt.

Alice

Because I like to bake bread these were easy and fun to make, although directions for cutting the dough and rolling it (step 4) were a little confusing. Taste was ok, but with the whole wheat flour the breadsticks could use more flavor.

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FAQs

Can sesame be found in breadsticks? ›

The coating of baked sesame seeds provides a delicious umami flavour. I am very pleased I discovered these breadsticks because I used to enjoy potato crisps, tortilla chips, and roasted peanuts as savoury snacks until manufacturers started putting rapeseed oil instead of sunflower oil in them.

How do you get sesame seeds to stick to bread without eggs? ›

In those cases, the best way to get the seeds to stick is simple: Just add water. For the seediest crust, just add water. To add a seeded crust to a loaf (or rolls), first thoroughly wet a clean, non-lint kitchen towel, then wring out some of the water, leaving it quite wet to the touch.

How do you add sesame seeds to bread? ›

Brush the dough gently with the milk then sprinkle the sesame seeds over the top. Bake for 25 minutes or until it has turned golden brown. Transfer the loaf to a wire rack and leave it to cool a little before slicing.

What is the main ingredient in the whole grain breadsticks? ›

Breadstick: Whole Wheat Flour, Enriched Flour ({Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid}, Malted Barley Flour), Water, Soybean Oil, Sugar, Contains Less Than 2%: Salt, Potassium Chloride, Yeast, Ascorbic Acid (dough conditioner), Microbial Enzymes, Vegetable Protein.

Does Olive Garden use sesame in their breadsticks? ›

Olive Garden has recently changed its supplier, eliminating sesame flour from its breadsticks and ensuring a sesame-free.

What do sesame seeds do for bread? ›

Coating or topping: sesame seeds are added to bread, rolls and cookies as a topping to provide flavor, aroma and texture. Added ingredient: sesame seeds may be added as an ingredient to breads, pastries and crackers to provide flavor and texture.

Should sesame seeds be toasted before baking on bread? ›

Should I toast my seeds before using them as toppings? Be sure to use raw seeds as a topping. Toasting seeds amplifies their flavor, but because the seeds will be on the exterior of your dough, they will toast as the loaf is baking in the oven.

Do you need to soak sesame seeds for bread? ›

To soften the seeds and make them more palatable when eating the final loaf of bread, soak them in boiled water while the levain is ripening, about 5 hours.

Should you toast sesame seeds before baking? ›

Add them to stir-frys, rice, salads, meat, fish, chicken, and even cookies. Toasting sesame seeds is usually “optional but recommended” depending on your particular recipe. Like trussing a chicken or browning a roast before tucking it into the oven, taking the time to toast sesame seeds pays off later.

Do you put seeds on bread before or after baking? ›

Whatever topping you choose, it will be toasted in the oven as your dough is baked. Therefore, there's no need to toast seeds or grains before using them; they'll be just right by the time your bread is fully baked.

Can I just add seeds to bread dough? ›

You can soak seeds overnight, strain them, and add them to a bread dough during mixing (easiest) or during an early round of stretching and folding the dough (better gluten development).

Do you add sesame seeds before or after cooking? ›

Sesame seeds are pressed for their wonderfully fragrant oil that can be processed from raw or toasted seeds; the latter has a stronger flavour and is and usually drizzled over a dish at the last minute.

What's the difference between whole wheat and multigrain? ›

Thus, when we talk about 100% whole wheat bread, the loaf contains the entire grain of wheat and all nutritious parts as ingredients. Multigrain bread contains various types of grains. You might find wheat, flax, barley, oats and even seeds in multigrain vs. whole wheat bread that only consists of one grain type.

Why is whole grain bread so expensive? ›

Production Costs

This is because white bread is made with refined flour, which is cheaper to manufacture. After all, the bran and germ layers have been removed. Brown bread, on the other hand, is made with whole wheat flour, which is slightly more expensive because it requires more wheat to be milled.

Why is whole wheat bread so filling? ›

Whole grains, on the other hand, “often contain more fiber, protein and micronutrients because the bran and germ are kept intact, which also makes them more filling and nutritionally balanced,” she says.

What do breadsticks contain? ›

Ingredients. INGREDIENTS: Wheat Flour, Olive Oil (7%), Yeast, Barley Malt Extract, Salt.

Is there sesame in bread? ›

A shocking number of food companies and restaurant chains have added sesame to their breads, buns, and bagels to, we believe, avoid the effort and expense of the FASTER Act's cleaning requirements.

Can sesame seeds be found in bread? ›

Foods containing sesame seeds include tahini, hummus, crackers, breads, bread sticks, burger buns, salads, cereal (health) bars, gomashio, halvah and falafel. Breads baked in in-store bakeries can also become contaminated with sesame seeds.

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