Cold-Dough Grissini

Cold-dough grissini are thin, crispy breadsticks with sesame seeds that need just flour, water, olive oil, and salt. The dough comes together in a couple of minutes, rests in the fridge, and bakes in only a quarter of an hour. A great homemade snack for good company - I recommend it!

Cold-Dough Grissini

Thin, crispy sesame breadsticks made from cold dough with just four ingredients - a simple homemade snack for appetizers and wine.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Chilling the dough 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

Course: Bread

Cuisine: Home cooking

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 200-220 g flour
• salt pinch
• 100 ml water cold
• 50 ml olive oil
• sesame seeds for sprinkling
• vegetable oil for greasing the baking sheet

Method

 

1. Combine the flour, salt, cold water, and olive oil in a bowl and quickly knead into a dough.
   
2. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 40-60 minutes.
   
3. Roll the dough out into a thin rectangle, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and roll over it once more with the rolling pin, pressing the seeds into the dough. Cut the sheet into thin strips and twist each one into a spiral.
   
4. Arrange the breadsticks on a baking sheet greased with vegetable oil and bake for 12-15 minutes in an oven preheated to 200°C.
   
5. Remove the finished grissini and let them cool. Enjoy!
   

Notes

The dough is yeast-free with no proofing needed - all the crispness comes from the cold water and thin rolling.

Tips

• Only use cold water - it keeps the dough easy to work with and makes the breadsticks crispy.
• Sesame seeds: sprinkle them over the rolled-out sheet and go over it once more with the rolling pin, pressing the seeds into the dough - that way they won't fall off during baking.
• The thinner the sheet and the narrower the strips, the crispier the grissini will turn out.