Cheesy Sticks Aka The Bomb
- 9 oz (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons) bread flour - plus 1/4 cup for kneading
- 1 packet rapid rise yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon diastatic malt powder (or sugar)
- 3 ozs. warm water (6 tablespoons)
- 1 tablespoon safflower oil
- 2 tablespoons egg substitute - plus 2-3 extra tablespoons to adhere cheese to the sticks
- 1-1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella (whole milk is best for this recipe)
- Note: or use a mixture of Mozzarella and Cheddar
- 1/2 cup micro-plane grated Pecorino
- 2-3 tablespoons egg substitute to help adhere cheese to the sticks
- Buttery cooking spray
- THE DOUGH: rnIn a work bowl with a dough hook, add bread flour, yeast, salt and malt powder, mix together. rnIn a 2 cup measure with spout, add water, oil and the egg substitute. With the machine turned on, drizzle in the water mixture. Process until a ball forms and pulls away from the side of the bowl. rnTurn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes total. rnCover and let dough rise until nearly double in size, about and hour.
- THE STICKS: rnMix the cheeses together in a bowl - set aside.
- On a cookie sheet with a rim, pour 2-3 tablespoons egg substitute, add one cup of the cheese mixture and set aside. rnPreheat oven to 425 degrees
- Punch the risen dough, knead into a ball, cover and let rest 10 minutes.
- On a floured surface, divide the dough into 8 pieces. rnRoll each piece into an 8-10 inch long rope.
- Place the dough ropes onto the egg substitute/cheese mixture and coat.
- Transfer the sticks to a flat cookie sheet coated with buttery cooking spray.rnCoat the top of each piece with the remaining cheese, and gather it around the edges.
- Lightly spray the cheese sticks with butter spray, cover with plastic wrap. rnLet rise 45 minutes to an hour.
- Bake 11-to 12 minutes - or until golden.
- Take out of the oven and lightly spray each stick with butter spray again. rnPlace on a cooling rack ASAP - before the cheese starts sticking to the pan.
bread flour, packet, salt, malt, warm water, safflower oil, egg substitute, mozzarella, microplane, egg substitute, cooking spray
Taken from food52.com/recipes/7105-cheesy-sticks-aka-the-bomb (may not work)