Dominos Style Garlic Bread Sticks

Garlic Bread needs no introduction. Yet, Garlic bread is mouthwatering, crunchy on the outside soft on the inside, baked from scratch, infused with the yumminess of herbs and garlic.

Preparation time: 20 minutes plus 5-6 hours

Cooking time: 20-30 minutes

Makes: 4 breads (like in the picture above)

Ingredients	Quantity
Maida (all-purpose flour)	500 gms approximate
Garlic Bread Seasoning	1 tbsp. or to taste
Instant Dry yeast	1½ tsp
Water	1½ cup
Sugar	1 tbsp.
Garlic (minced)	8-10 medium sized cloves
Olive oil	4 tbsps.
Butter	2 tbsps.
Salt	1 tsp
Corn meal	About 3-4 tbsps.

Method

To make dough:

Warm water slightly or till its luke warm.

In a large bowl add 1½-cup water, 1½ tsp yeast, 1tbsp. sugar and ½ cup all-purpose flour. Mix and let the yeast activate for 15 minutes. Add 2 tbsps of Olive oil, 2 tbsps of melted butter, minced garlic cloves, 1 tsp. salt and 1 tbsp. garlic bread seasoning.

Add 1 ½ cups of flour and combine, keep adding more flour as you go and you will probably need somewhere around 2 or 2 ½ cups of flour in total. Try to make soft dough. Dust a flat surface with some flour and knead the dough for about 5 minutes. Keep dusting as you knead so the dough becomes stiff. Knead the dough well for 15 minutes (to activate gluten). Add 2 tbsps. Olive oil and knead for 2 more minutes.

Coat the dough with generous amount of oil and transfer the dough to a greased deep bowl, cover it with cling film. Let the dough rest in refrigerator for 5-6 hours (very important).

After 5-6 hours

Take dough out of refrigerator. Punch down the bread and cut it into 4 equal size balls, dust with some flour, and cover with cling film, let it rest for 10 minutes. Sprinkle corn meal on a flat surface (for crunchy outer coating). Flatten the dough to form a round shape about the size of 6 inches and fold in half from 1 side to make a semi-circle. Dip your fingers in water and apply on the edges of the fold and lightly press to seal the bread. Dust off excess corn meal. Grease a baking sheet with butter, sprinkle some garlic bread seasoning and transfer the dough onto the baking sheet. Cut the dough into bread sticks; do not cut all the way. Brush with butter and drizzle garlic bread seasoning.

Preheat the oven to 180°C for 10 minutes. Use a high rack to place the bread in the oven. Bake the bread at 180°C for 8 minutes and again at 220°C for 4 – 5 minutes or until you have a nice golden color on the surface of the bread.