One of my fondest memories as a kid was Pizza Hut.
Remember Pizza Hut’s BOOK IT program where they talked students into reading as a activity in return for free pizza? If there’s one way to get kids into reading, it’s pizza. I’m totally serious. When I found out the more reading I did meant more pizza, I turned into a library monster. One of my life achievements is winning my city’s Winter Reading Contest. I received a picture in the newspaper with my gold medal in one hand, a book in another. Sounds pretty cool, right? Well it was because it meant pizza!
My parents would sometimes surprise me while I was in middle school by picking me up when school was over and taking me to Pizza Hut for dinner on Fridays. I was pretty pumped because this meant pizza and their bread sticks which I loved. Also, total highlight but one time they picked me up and surprised me with a black velvet hat with a red plaid flower on it, just like my hero Blossom wore.
Wasn’t she just the coolest?
So back to bread sticks. We are big pizza eaters in this house and always love a few bread sticks on the side to dip in additional marinara sauce. Buying frozen bread sticks is quick, but one night I was craving home made bread sticks so I made these. If you have any left over (good luck) they are equally delicious the following day.
Ingredients
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 tablespoon instant yeast
- 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons olive oil plus additional for drizzling
- garlic salt for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Lightly grease parchment paper with non stick spray on a 11x7 baking sheet.
- Combine all ingredients together with a hand mixer at high speed for 60 seconds.
- Scoop the sticky batter onto your baking sheet, spreading it nearly to the edges.
- Use a pizza wheel or knife to score the dough into 6 1" wide strips.
- Cover the pan with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature for 60 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Drizzle bread sticks with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic salt.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes. As soon as you can touch them, cut the dough along the score lines with scissors.
- Place bread sticks on their side edges on the pan now and return back to the oven for 10 minutes.
Tandy | Lavender and Lime says
Bread sticks remind me of my grandfather and Sunday’s at his house 🙂
Abbe@This is How I Cook says
Who would want a hard dippin breadstick? Not me. I’ll take one of these now!
Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods says
Pamela, these bread sticks look delicious and so soft! I could eat a whole bunch of these any day 😀 Pinning!
yummychunklet says
What yummy looking breadsticks!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
I loved Blossom too!!! and the reading program for Pizza Hut (although for me it was like “oh. so because I read a lot now we have to go to Pizza Hut to get free pizza?” I’m not a big pizza hut fan EXCEPT for the breadsticks!)
these.look. DELISH!
gloria says
These look absolutely delicious!!
Karen @ The Food Charlatan says
Personal Pan Pizzas are the only reason I could read this post.
Keep rocking those breadsticks, they look awesome.
Koko says
That is so funny! I wish we had had that program when I was growing up….reading for pizza- DEAL!
These look amazing….we never really had a local pizza hut in my town but we had a Little Caesars Pizza and they offered ‘crazy bread’ which was basically the same I think. And ohhhhh so good!!
Sophie says
You looked pretty cool too! 🙂 These soft breadsticks look amazing & now, even that it is bedtime, I want at least to try 2 of them, please! xxx
Juliana says
Pamela…I can imagine dipping this bread into a nice olive oil…yum!
Great recipe…hope you are having a fabulous week 😀
Ashley says
OMG I totally forgot about the Book It program!! haha My sister and I used to love getting to go to pizza hut. These breadsticks looks amazingggg
Kelly @ hidden fruits and veggies says
I loved Bookit! Halfway through my eligible years, they switched the program so that we earned AR points instead to buy stupid prizes like candy or pencils. Pizza >>>>>> Pencils. Now that I’m an adult, I appreciate that I don’t need to read a book to eat pizza. I just go ahead and eat it, with these breakfast next time!
Daniela @ FoodrecipesHQ says
Homemade bread sticks are the best! I am sure you pizza is way far better than Pizza hut.
Davida @ The Healthy Maven says
Pizza Hut up here definitely did not have that program! Wow we were seriously missing out…
Nora (A Clean Bake) says
Oh yessss I remember that program! I earned so many pizzas! But Pizza Hut really did have THE BEST breadsticks. Well, now the second best, after these.
sandra says
yummy. I’ve been making bread like there’s no tomorrow. what’s up with that??
John@Kitchen Riffs says
I can never resist a soft bread stick! No worries about leftovers with me around — they’ll be gone in a jiffy! Terrific recipe — thanks.
Monica says
I’ll take 3 right now, please! I can practically smell them…and love the happy memories that go with the recipe. : )
Mary Frances says
My family is going to love me! Breadsticks are definitely comfort food for me. Just looking at your pictures brings back pizza hut buffet memories (all good!)
Jamie | Jamie's Recipes says
Oh the memories! Pizza Hut breadsticks were a slumber party favorite especially when eaten before a Big Foot pizza 🙂 So great you created a homemade version.
They still do Book It! I couldn’t believe it when my second grader came home with her first Book It certificate. Those personal pan pizzas tasted so much better having earned it yourself.
Beth @ bethcakes says
These breadsticks do look incredibly soft! There definitely wouldn’t be any leftovers in my house. I’ve never heard of the Pizza Hut Book It program, but it sounds like I was missing out! haha. 🙂
Shashi @ http://runninsrilankan.com says
I used to adore Blossom too!!! That hat was pretty fantastic!
Speaking of fantastic – these bread sticks look amazing! Believe it or not, I have yet to have pizza hut’s breadsticks – but these remind of Papa John’s cheesy bread -only better!
Amy | Club Narwhal says
Pamela, OMG BOOK IT!!! That just brought back the best memories in the world, especially diving into that perfectly greasy personal pan Pizza Hut treat. These dipping sticks look awesome!
Jaclyn says
These look absolutely delicious, I just want to drown them in marinara!
Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says
OMG! I was a huge fan of the Pizza Hut Book It program! Not that I needed any enticement to read, but add on prizes and I became the reading fiend I am today! Thank you Pizza Hut!
And these breadsticks look amazing! For me, it was all about the dipping sauce!
Sarah says
Love these breadsticks ! And the look real easy to make ! Will be trying them out !
marcie says
Those look delicious, Pamela! I’d be all over those. 🙂
ela@GrayApron says
They look right, Pamela! Or better…:) ela
Jenn @ Once Upon a Tier says
Yum! These bread sticks look fantastic. Pizza Hut’s BOOK IT program was the best! I think I still have my pin that I added stickers to lying around somewhere. Their personal pizza prizes were so much fun and so tasty!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says
Those breadsticks are absolutely fantastic! In love!