Thread: Whole Wheat Bread Sticks --updated!

yes...breadsticks for breakfast! LOL! kids love 'em for a change of pace dipping them in apple butter or smearing with peanut butter
WHOLE-WHEAT BREAD STICKS
1 TBS YEAST
1 1/4 CUPS WARM WATER
2 TBS HONEY
2 TBS OIL
1 1/2 TSP SALT
1/4 CUP WHEAT GERM
3 1/2 TO 4 CUPS WHOLE-WHEAT FLOUR
2 TBS EACH, SUGAR AND CINNAMON, BLENDED
(CARAWAY, CUMIN, DILL OR SESAME SEEDS IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SOME FOR DINNER)
1. IN A SMALL BOWL, SPRINKLE YEAST OVER 1/4 CUP WARM WATER AND LET STAND TO DISSOLVE.
2. IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL, COMBINE REMAINING 1 CUP WATER WITH HONEY, OIL, SALT, WHEAT GERM AND 1 CUP FLOUR.
3. WHEN YEAST IS DISSOLVED, BEAT INTO FLOUR MIXTURE WITH A SPOON. BEAT IN REMAINING FLOUR, USING YOUR HANDS WHEN BATTER BECOMES TOO THICK TO STIR. KNEAD ON A FLOURED SURFACE FOR 10 MIN.
4. DIVIDE THE DOUGH INTO 25 PIECES. ROLL ON A FLOURED SURFACE INTO CYLINDERS ABOUT 6" LONG AND 1/2" WIDE. MOISTEN SURFACE OF EACH CYLINDER BY PATTING WITH WET HANDS. ROLL CYLINDERS IN CINNAMON AND SUGAR MIXTURE (OR ROLL CYLINDERS IN SEEDS OF CHOICE, IF DESIRED, FOR A DINNER-STYLE BREADSTICK.)
5. PLACE DOUGH STICKS ON AN OILED BAKING SHEET. COVER AND LET RISE UNTIL DOUBLED, ABOUT 45 MIN.
6. PREHEAT OVEN TO 400°. BAKE FOR 15 MIN. SERVE WARM OR COOL. MAKES 25 BREAD STICKS = 76 CALORIES EACH