Jalapeno Breadsticks

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped medium fine
• cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 6 jalapeno chiles, seeded and chopped
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 1/2 cups bread flour

Recipe

• 1 sauté onion in butter over medium heat until lightly browned.
• 2 remove from heat and set aside.
• 3 lightly grease three large baking sheets and sprinkle them with cornmeal.
• 4 sprinkle yeast over warm water in a mixing bowl.
• 5 let stand until yeast is dissolved, then stir in sugar, salt, chopped jalapenos, sautéed onion, buttermilk and 2 cups of the flour.
• 6 beat mixture well.
• 7 stir in enough of the remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
• 8 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead about 5 minutes.
• 9 place in a large greased bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place until double, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• 10 punch down dough and divide into 4 equal parts.
• 11 on a floured surface, roll out one part dough to form an 8-inch square.
• 12 using a knife or pizza cutter, cut the square into 8 equal strips.
• 13 place the strips onto prepared baking sheet.
• 14 repeat with remaining portions of dough.
• 15 let rise uncovered (1 hour or more for light, airy breadsticks; 30 minutes for a denser, chewier texture).
• 16 bake in a preheated 400 degree f oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.