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gluten-free breadsticks with homemade pesto

Gluten-Free Italian Breadsticks with Homemade Pesto

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 14 -16 breadsticks
Author Edited Kitchen

Ingredients

For Pesto

  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 1 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 4 garlic cloves peeled
  • 1/4-1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/4-1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 lemon juiced
  • Salt and pepper to taste

For Italian Breadsticks

  • 1 bag Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Pizza Dough
  • 1 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1 yeast packet included with dough mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit
  2. Spray a large pizza pan with coconut oil or olive oil
  3. Combine yeast packet with warm water in a large bowl, let sit for 2 minutes until yeast dissolves
  4. Add eggs and olive oil into yeast mixture and whisk together
  5. Mix in pizza dough mix and form dough into a large ball
  6. Cover bowl with saran wrap and proof for 20 minutes
  7. To make pesto, mash together pine nuts and garlic cloves in a mortar and pestle
  8. Once it makes a rough paste, add in basil leaves and parmesan and crush together
  9. Slowly add in olive oil as needed and lemon juice and stir all ingredients together; season with salt and pepper
  10. Leave pesto in mortar and pestle or refrigerate in a glass container
  11. Once breadstick dough has risen slightly, divide into 14-16 equal-size balls
  12. Roll out dough into snake shapes on a flat, smooth surface (like a cutting board)
  13. Lay breadsticks onto pizza pans and bake for 10 minutes
  14. After 10 minutes, remove pan from oven and top breadsticks with pesto
  15. Bake for 10 more minutes or until top of breadstick is golden brown