Whole Wheat Grissini #BreadBakers

This month's Bread Bakers is hosted by Kalyani of Sizzling Tastebuds.  Kalyani asked us to share a bread from around the world made with whole grains.

I decided to make the thin Italian bread sticks known as Grissini using white whole wheat flour. I served them as part of the soup course at our first Christmas gathering with friends.

This was my first attempt at Grissini.  I did my best to roll them as thinly as I could but they were still a little thicker than would have been ideal.  I also think that the next time I make them I will add a sprinkle of sea salt or kosher salt over them.

They were still crisp and delicious.  Make sure you make these a day before you want to serve them so that they have a chance to cool completely and develop that snap and crunch you are seeking.

I don't know if they would have been easier to roll out had I used all purpose or whole wheat pastry flour instead of the white whole wheat flour.  I will have to experiment and let you know.  The nice thing is that this is a relatively simple and quick recipe, requiring only one rise, so it is easily replicated using different types of flours.

Whole Wheat Grissini

1 packet active dry yeast

2/3 c. warm water (105-110*)

1/2 t. sugar

2 c. white whole wheat flour

1 t. salt

8 or 9 turns of fresh ground pepper

1 T. finely chopped rosemary

3 T. olive oil

Place water, yeast and sugar into bowl of stand mixer, fitted with the dough hook,  and let set for about 5 minutes until foamy.

Add 1 cup of the flour, salt, pepper, and rosemary and mix until combined.  Stir in the olive oil and remaining cup of flour.  Knead at med speed for 8-10 minutes.  Cover the bowl with a towel that has been dampened with hot water and let dough rest and rise for an hour.

Roll small amounts of the dough into thin sticks (about 1/4" in diameter) and place onto baking sheets lined with parchment or silicone mats.  

Bake in a preheated 350* oven for 12-15 minutes, until lightly browned.  Cool completely before serving.  Print Recipe

More Whole Grain Breads

• 100% Whole Wheat Bread from Cook's Hideout
• Eggless Whole Wheat Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls from Spill the Spices
• Gingerbread and Oatmeal Bread from Mayuri's Jikoni
• Kamut Cloverleaf Rolls from Cindy's Recipes and Writings
• Key-Shaped Challah with Finger Millet from Sara's Tasty Buds
• Khameeri Puri from Sneha's Recipe
• Oats Whole Wheat Bread from The Mad Scientist's Kitchen
• Santa Lucia Buns from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Slovak Pasca from Ambrosia
• Spelt Banana Bread from Food Lust People Love
• Whole Wheat Grissini from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Whole Wheat Stollen from All That's Left Are The Crumbs
• Wholewheat Garlic Flavoured Monkey Bread from Sizzling Tastebuds

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