Oriental, NC

 I made French toast with the last of the coconut bread....sprinkled with cinnamon.

It was my turn to host dinner - I'd planned on spaghetti and wanted fresh bread.  Looked up "bread for spaghetti" online and found a wonderful recipe that I'll use again for 1 hour breadsticks.

Simple dough (recipe below)

Slice into pieces

Top with anything you'd like - I did parmasean cheese and herbs.

The final result was a big hit!  (Sorry, the only photo I took before they were devoured!)

 
Earlier in the day Ed and Cathy decided it was time to give each other haircuts....

Before heading over to the camper power outlet to plug in their clippers....

The nice breeze we've been having is good for simply blowing all the clippings away.  Makes for easy cleanup! 

Their haircuts turned out like a salon did it!  Good for another month or two.

Recipe:

Yield: 16-20 breadsticks

Divine 1-Hour Breadsticks

Prep Time 40 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

Dough:

• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 to 4 cups flour, about 15-20 ounces (see note)

Butter and Topping:

• 3 tablespoons butter, melted (for the baking sheet)
• Dried herbs, garlic salt and grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. In an electric stand mixer fitted with the dough hook (or in a large bowl by hand), mix together the water, yeast, sugar, salt and one cup of the flour.
2. Continue adding the flour until the dough just clears the sides of the bowl; knead for about three minutes. It should be soft and slightly sticky without leaving a lot of residue on your fingers.
3. Let the dough rest in the bowl for 10 minutes.
4. While the dough rests, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spread the melted butter onto large, rimmed baking sheet (about 11X17-inches).
5. On a lightly greased countertop, pat the dough into a long rectangle, about 16-inches by 7-inches or so. Cut the dough every 1-inch (more or less) into strips with a pizza cutter.
6. Twist each strip slightly and place about 1/2-inch apart on the baking sheet. Sprinkle lightly with dried herbs of choice, garlic salt and Parmesan cheese.
7. Let rise for 20 minutes (you can cover with greased plastic wrap, if desired, I usually go without). Bake for 15 minutes until golden.