Slanci: Balkan Bread Sticks

Serves 8

Ingredients

0.69 lb white flour
0.44 lb corn flour
1 tsp salt
0.44 lb plain Greek yogurt
2 oz milk
1 packet active dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
1.33 tbsp water
2 unit egg yolk
0.67 tbsp veg oil
2 tbsp white flour
1 tsp salt
0.25 cup water

Directions

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0. Pre-heat oven to 395°F.

1. In a cup dissolve sugar and yeast in water, and leave for 10 minutes.

2. In a large bowl combine white and corn flours with the yeast mixture and mix until integrated. Continue by adding yogurt and then milk, while you work the ingredients into a smooth dough ball (about 5 to 7 minutes). Set aside for 15 or so minutes.

3. Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured working area (if you can get away with no flour even better), and roll it out into a pizza like round the thickness of 2-3 fingers. Slice into pieces. Roll each piece out into a stick.

4. Transfer sticks onto an oiled baking pan. (For the pull-apart effect place them close to each other. Otherwise, leave space between each.) Leave for 30 minutes.

5. Heat oven to 395°F. Before placing the pan in the oven, mix oil and egg yolk and paint each stick. Bake breadsticks for 10 minutes.

6. While breadsticks are in the oven, in a small bowl combine flour, salt and water until completely smooth and of the pancake thickness.

7. Take the breadsticks out of the oven, and decorate with a zig-zag line of salt mixture. Return to the oven and bake another 10 minutes.