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Mixed seed grissini

Little crusty bread sticks of Italian origin, these are delicious for aperitifs, plain or with dips like tuna rillettes, guacamole or houmous.

263 K 4.1/5 (30 reviews)

2 hours 30 min. difficulté

Easy

2.20 €

20 grissinis

8 Ingredients

Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

For 20 grissinis, you will need:

1 250 g plain white flour (French Type 65)
2 140 ml water
3 5 g salt
4 40 ml olive oil
5 10 g yeast
6 20 g sesame seeds
7 20 g linseed
8 20 g poppy seeds
Total weight: 505 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 40 min.

Resting: 1 hour 30 min.

Cooking: 20 min.

All in all: 2 hours 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Mix 20 g sesame seeds, 20 g linseed and 20 g poppy seeds.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

In the bowl of the food processor, pour 140 ml water, 5 g salt and 40 ml olive oil.

Tip in the mix of seeds.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Add 250 g plain white flour (French Type 65) and 10 g yeast.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Knead on low speed for 5 minutes.

Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.

Stage 5 - 1 hour 30 min.

Gather the dough into a ball, then cover with a damp tea-towel and leave to rise for an hour, or hour and a half.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

At the end of this time, preheat your oven to 428°F (220°C).

Tip the dough onto your work surface.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Take a small piece of dough (20 g approximately), then roll under your hands until obtaining a long even "sausage" of about 20 cm (8 inches).

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Place this roll on a baking sheet.

Stage 9 - 20 min.

And continue like this with the rest of the dough. The rolls should not touch each other.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

With a brush, glaze each roll with a little oil, and sprinkle salt on top.

Stage 11 - 20 min.

Put in the oven, and bake until the gressini are nicely browned, about 20 minutes.

Stage 12

Leave on a rack to cool a littl before serving still warm.

Remarks

You should cook the gressinis as you like them: if you want them really crusty do not hesitate to bake them until brown. Conversely if you prefer them a still a bit soft, cook until just light brown.

Keeping: Several days in a closed metal box.

Source: Internet, then home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	40 RDI=10 %	200 RDI=10 %	70 RDI=8 %	1,600 RDI=60 %	6,700 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g	8 RDI=2 %	40 RDI=3 %	10 RDI=2 %	320 RDI=10 %	1,330 RDI: 10 %
Per grissini	2 RDI=1 %	9 RDI=1 %	3 RDI=0 %	80 RDI=3 %	340 RDI: 3 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,700 k-calories (or 11,300 k-joules) per day for a man Change to a woman

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Sesame

How much will it cost?

For 20 grissinis : 2.20 €
Per grissini : 0.15 €

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