Seeded breadsticks with Parmesan from Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over (page 66) by Alison Roman

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Accompaniments: Melon with crispy ham and ricotta salata

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  • liz_rv8joj on February 16, 2026

    While pretty, these did not turn out well for me. They were mostly chewy vs crunchy. They didn’t rise well. I used them for a mortadella-wrapped breadstick app (Molly Baz) and they failed miserably - the moment you picked one up, it sagged over and eventually broke in half. And they took a lot of time.

  • DKennedy on February 25, 2023

    We made these for supper club 2/23. Amy was in charge of this recipe. Outstanding results.

  • Foodo on July 05, 2020

    Outstanding as crackers!

  • ChefBeccs on May 24, 2020

    My attempt was a huge success. Although my dough did not increase in size by 50%, I went ahead anyway and it worked. I also could not manage to make them as thin as Alison recommended but they were still excellent. Perfect for drinks. Be aware though, it was a little time consuming. Well worth it though.

  • averythingcooks on January 04, 2020

    I'm really sad to say this , but this didn't work at all for me. The lump of dough that resulted didn't rise AT ALL even after 2.5 hours. And yes, I had used the yeast a few days ago AND then later in a different recipe today. I have made lots of different yeast doughs for different end products over the years & am now suspicious of recipes that don't ask you to bloom the yeast first, don't give it some kind of sugar for food, that have you add the salt early and that have NO kneading step at all. I was leary but went ahead and ended up throwing out the remains of my sesame & poppy seeds in a hard lump of dough before trying a different recipe.

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