Bread Sticks

Cooking Time: 20-30 minutes
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 30-40 minutes
Category: Non Veg
Ingredients

• Refined flour (maida) 1 cup
• Salt 1/2 teaspoon
• Dry yeast 1 1/2 teaspoons
• Sugar 1/2 teaspoon
• Vanaspati 1 1/4 teaspoons
• Egg,optional 1
• Poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto) as required
• Oil for greasing

Method

1. Pour three fourth cup of water in a microwave bowl and heat on Microwave LOW for two minutes. 
2. Place yeast and sugar in a cup. 
3. Pour lukewarm water over this and cover. 
4. Let it rise for five to seven minutes. 
5. Sift refined flour and salt together. 
6. Place in a large mixing bowl. 
7. Make a well in the center of the flour. 
8. Pour the yeast liquid into the well in the flour and mix. 
9. Rub in softened fat (ghee) to form a smooth but fairly firm dough, using extra water if needed, kneading lightly for ten minutes. 
10. Cover with a moist cloth and rest until doubled in size. 
11. Knead back the dough, allow it to rest further for ten minutes and then roll it into a rectangle about one fourth inch thick on a lightly floured work surface. 
12. Pre-heat the convection oven to 230C.