The legend says that the first grissini were made in the 17th century in Turin. Apparently, a young duke Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy had problems with digestion and the court doctor commissioned court baker Antonio Brunero to make a bread as light as possible. The bread cured the duke, of course :), and soon, he became a king. It is still told that the king’s ghost haunts his castle leading his horse and holding a breadstick in his hand.
Another fan of grissini was Napoleon himself. He called them les petites batons de Turin.
Grissini
Starter:
140 g flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dry yeast
100 ml water
Knead all the ingredients into dough. Cover and let rise until it doubles in volume.
Dough:
140 g flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dry yeast
100 ml water
1/2 tsp olive oil
Combine all the ingredients except oil with the starter. Knead for about 10 minutes. Shape into ball and transfer into a bowl greased with oil. Let double in volume.
Flatten the dough into a 25×22 cm rectangular shape. Cut into 10 long thin strips (by the thinner side). Roll each strip on a damp kitchen cloth to make it cylindric. Transfer onto a large baking pan lined with baking paper. Sprinkle with salt and bake in a preheated oven on 240° for about 8-10 minutes.
If you like, you can add some dried rosemary into the dough and/or sprinkle it with powdered garlic before you put it into the oven.
Note: I am sending this to Susan for YeastSpotting.
13 Comments
Gorgeous, as always!
zanimljiva povijest. pojma nisam imala o njihovom porijeklu ovi tvoji štapići stvarno izgledaju lagani i krhki kao perce. predivno!
Zanimljiva priča ;) izgledaju prefino
fantastični su
Looks awesome and recipe is easy and sound tasty!
Thanks for sharing!
Great job on the grissini. It looks wonderful.
Obožavam ih, a tvoji zbilja izgledaju prekrasno!
What do you mean by 1/2 dry yeast? 1/2 tsp? 1/2 bag?
It is teaspoon. I’ve updated the post. Thanks for letting me know!
Thanks! I’ll try making those this weekend
Gorgeous! I love the tale about how these came to be :).
The recipe seems simple enough, that I have to give it a try.
Marija,prelepo je!
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– Jessica @ http://cajunlicious.com
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