Grissini

Grissini are crisp Italian bread sticks made with flour, water, yeast and often olive oil. The bread sticks were once eaten for breakfast but are now usually served with antipasto or eaten as a snack with a piece of prosciutto wrapped around them. The bread is made either by hand by stretching out the dough to form a long, thin stick, or commercially to form a more uniform shape. Handmade grissini vary in thickness, look somewhat knobbly and are usually the length of their baker’s arms.