Buttery and full of garlic flavor, these quick and easy garlic breadsticks come together in under an hour! The perfect weeknight dinner side dish.
Serve these delicious breadsticks with skillet lasagna, Instant Pot chicken alfredo, or Zuppa Toscana soup!
I went to a bread making class at church during the first year of our marriage 17 years ago. The gal teaching the class was one of the best bakers I knew. I couldn't wait to take a class and learn some of her secrets! She taught us how to make dinner rolls and breadsticks. This has been my go-to breadstick recipe ever since. When you find a great fool-proof recipe, you hold on to it.
Why I Like This Recipe
- Quick. These quick garlic breadsticks come together in under an hour. They only raise for 20 minutes, and they are nice and buttery.
- Buttery. A garlic butter mixture is lightly brushed onto the breadsticks before, during, and after baking, making them buttery all the way through.
- The perfect snack. I've sent these breadsticks with my boys to game nights, movie nights, and other activities throughout the years. Their love language is bread, and apparently, it's the love language of their friends as well, because I've been asked quite a few times to send the recipe to their mothers.
What Others Are Saying
Thank you for this recipe. It was so easy to follow and foolproof. I'd been looking for a recipe like this for some time. Everyone loved the breadsticks, but I will need to double the recipe in the future or I will have none left to freeze.---Estelle
These are so delicious and quick! Our family loves them!---Brooke
These breadsticks are so good! Easy to make and addicting!---Candice
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Tips and Tricks
- No stand mixer required. My favorite kitchen tool for bread making is my Danish dough hook! My KitchenAid is rarely used these days. A big bowl and a dough hook are all you need.
- Buttery breadsticks. The trick for buttery breadsticks is adding the butter in layers. A garlic butter mixture is lightly brushed onto the breadsticks before, during, and after baking, making them buttery all the way through. The original recipe called for 1 cup of butter, and believe me, 1 cup of butter is delicious, but it really isn't necessary. I've used ½ cup of melted butter for YEARS, and they are absolutely delicious.
- Breadstick size. This recipe makes 16 medium breadsticks, but you can make them bigger or smaller; it's up to you.
Ingredients
- Water: No need to use milk for rich breadsticks, water works just fine!
- Yeast: Active dry or instant yeast.
- Honey: Adds a bit of sweetness. If you don't have honey on hand, you can use sugar in its place.
- Salt: For flavor.
- Malted milk: A small amount of malted milk or powdered milk gives the breadsticks great texture and coloring.
- Flour: All-purpose flour or bread flour works well for making breadsticks.
- Butter: Obviously. ½ cup (1 stick) of melted butter is enough to brush all of the breadsticks 3 times.
- Garlic powder: An easy way to give the garlic butter a strong flavor.
- Italian seasoning: A small amount adds fantastic flavor to the garlic butter.
- Parmesan cheese: The cheap, grated stuff. Trust me, it's the perfect coating for breadsticks!
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How To Make Quick Garlic Breadsticks
Step 1: Add yeast to warm water. Allow to proof (about 5 minutes, until it looks foamy). Add honey and stir.
Step 2: In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients (start with only 3 c. flour). Add water mixture to dry ingredients and mix completely. If the dough is sticky, add another ½ c. flour.
Step 3: Divide into balls, roll out like a snake, and place on a greased pan. Let rise for 20 minutes.
Step 4: Melt the butter over the stove (or in the microwave), then add the garlic and Italian seasoning.
Step 5: Brush the breadsticks with the garlic butter 3 times. Once before baking, once during baking, and once after baking.
Step 6: Sprinkle the baked breadsticks liberally with grated parmesan cheese, the cheap stuff, as soon as they receive their last brushing of butter.
Garlic Breadsticks FAQs
This breadstick recipe calls for a tablespoon of dried or malted milk. If you have it on hand, definitely add it. You'll end up with darker, more golden breadsticks. If you don't have it, don't worry about running to the store and buying any. I make them without dried milk all the time. They are delicious either way!
A garlic butter mixture is lightly brushed onto the breadsticks before, during, and after baking, making them buttery all the way through.
Yes! These quick garlic breadsticks come together in under an hour. They only raise for 20 minutes, and they are nice and buttery.
Yes, reheat in the microwave for 6-8 second. They are also delicious at room temperature.
Yes. Freeze in freezer bags and thaw before serving. Warm in the microwave for 6-8 seconds.
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Quick Garlic Breadsticks Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup warm water
- 1 Tbsp. yeast
- 1 Tbsp. honey
- 1 Tbsp. malted/dry milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3-3 ½ cup flour
Topping
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Add yeast to warm water. Allow to proof (5 minutes or so, until it looks foamy). Stir in honey.
- In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients.
- Add water mixture to dry ingredients and mix completely. If dough is sticky, add another ½ c. flour.
- Divide into 12- 16 dough balls and roll out each piece of dough like a snake. Place on a greased pan. Let raise 20 minutes.
- Melt butter in microwave. Stir in garlic powdered and Italian seasoning.
- Brush breadsticks with butter mixture once BEFORE baking.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Brush with butter again, DURING the baking process.
- Bake another 10 minutes. Brush with butter once AFTER baking. For a total of 3 times.
- Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese immediately after baking.
Jill says
Can you double or triple this?
Brandy says
Absolutely!
Sue Steele says
Can I use instant yeast? how do I do that cause I know I don't have to poof it... would it make a difference to the outcome?
Brandy says
You can use instant yeast. You can add it to the water and honey mixture or just add it when you add the flour. I proof mine no matter what kind of yeast I use—-out of habit. Rapid rise, active dry or instant. 🙂
Estelle Scott says
Thank you for this recipe. It was so easy to follow and foolproof. I'd been looking for a recipe like this for sometime. Everyone loved the breadsticks, but I will need to double the recipe in the future or I will have none left to freeze.
Brandy says
I’m so glad you liked them! Doubling them is a great idea!
Alex Greaves says
Hi: on the recipe you use a 'T' as an amount and we don't have this in the UK: is it tablespoon (tbsp)? Thank you!
Brandy says
Yes, it's a tbsp! 🙂 I'll update to make it more clear in the future!
Brooke says
These are so delicious and quick! Our family loves them!
Candice Kempton says
These breadsticks are so good! Easy to make and addicting!
Stacy says
This is my go-to recipe for breadsticks. They’re delicious!
morrisonmama says
I've never made bread with malted or dry milk before. What does it do? Does it help with the rising at all?
Brandy says
Hi! I'm not really sure. I've heard it makes it moist and helps with browning, but I've made the breadsticks without it, if I ran out, and they were delicious too! I usually buy a jar of malted milk powder for a few bucks and it lasts a long time for making breadsticks.