Grissini

Name: Grissini
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Makes 45 grissini
Ingredients: 15 g (½ oz) fresh yeast or 2 teaspoons dried yeast; 15 g (½ oz) fresh yeast or 2 teaspoons dried yeast; 450 g (l4¼ oz) brown or white bread flour; 450 g (l4¼ oz) brown or white bread flour; 2 teaspoons sea salt; 2 tablespoons oil; beaten egg, to glaze; 2 tablespoons poppy seeds; beaten egg, to glaze; 1 teaspoon Marmite or Vegemite; 1 teaspoon Marmite or Vegemite

Preparation info

Makes
45
grissini

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Bread

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

About

Thin, crispy sticks of Italian bread that are easy and fun to make. With these, it’s all in the hand action—even, smooth rolling of the sticks means less knobbly results.

Ingredients

15 g (½ oz) fresh yeast or 2 teaspoons dried yeast

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare the yeast with 125 ml (4 fl oz) water following the method in the Chef’s techniques.
Sponge the dough by sieving the flour into