Olive Garden Style Breadsticks

I love the breadsticks at Olive Garden, so when I found this recipe on Pinterest, I knew that I had to try them. They actually are pretty good.  Not as good as Olive Garden's, but pretty close. 

Dough:
1 1/2 C hot water
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons butter, softened
4-5 C flour
1 tablespoon yeast

Topping:
3 Tablespoons butter melted
sea salt {I used kosher salt instead, because it's what I had}
1/4 teaspoons garlic powder



For the dough, pour the water into a stand mixer with the sugar and yeast. Add salt, butter, and 2 cups of flour. Mix the dough on low. Add the rest of the flour a half cup at a time, until dough scrapes the sides of the bowl clean. Mix the dough about 5 minutes on medium speed, until its soft and easy to work with. Roll the dough out into a long log, spray a knife with cooking spray and cut the dough into 16 pieces. Roll those pieces into long snakes. Spray 2 large cookie sheets with cooking spray, and lay the breadsticks out leaving about 2 inches between each one. Place them in the oven with the temperature turned to 170 degrees. Let them rise for about 15 minutes, or until doubled in size. Once risen, brush them with the 1 1/2 T of melted butter and sprinkle them with salt. Return them to the oven and heat to 400 degrees. Once it's preheated to 400 degrees bake them for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. While they are baking combine the rest of the melted butter with 1/4 t garlic powder. When the breadsticks are golden brown, remove them from the oven and brush them with the butter/garlic mixture.

One breadstick is  4 Points+

:::Emily:::