Om biscuit (south indian style breadsticks)

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4 servings

Very Easy

35 min

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This is one délicious snack! try it out at home.

Ingredients

• 1 cup All purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon Ajwain or carom seeds
• 5 teaspoons Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Yeast
• 4 tablespoons lukewarm water
• 3 1/2 tablespoon Oil
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt

Preparation

• In a large bowl, combine the yeast, sugar and lukewarm water (105° to 115°). Let stand for 10 minutes until bubbly and foamy.
• Stir in flour, salt, Ajwain and oil into the yeast mixture. Stir together with a wooden spoon or beat with an electric mixer or just use your hands and knead until the dough is shiny, elastic,and soft, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl. Toss the dough well to coat it with oil. Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and let the dough ferment at room temperature until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 180 deg C. Line a baking sheet with a parchment paper and keep aside. After 2 hours, Punch the dough and Knead by hand on a lightly floured surface until very smooth and soft.
• Divide the dough into 8 equal parts. Using floured hands, stretch and roll each piece of dough into a thin 12-inch-long breadstick.
• Place the breadsticks about ½ inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. And set aside for about an hour till the dough slightly rises.
• Bake at 180 degrees C until golden and crisp, about 15-20 minutes. Transfer the baking sheets to a rack and let the breadsticks cool completely.

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