Parmesan Penne Pasta with breadsticks.
Ingredients:
Breadsticks
1 packet (or 2 1/4tsp) active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups very warm water
2 tbsp sugar
3 1/2 cup AP flour, more or less as needed
2 tbsp melted butter
1 tsp salt
For the garlic butter spread you need about 1/4 cup butter and 1 tsp garlic powder and a pinch of salt, more or less depending on taste preference.
Penne Pasta
Your choice of Penne Pasta, depending on how much you want to make, 1/2 - 1 box.
2 garlic cloves, chopped as fine as you can get
2 tbsp olive oil
4 fresh tomatoes, chopped, or 1 can diced tomatoes
2 cups shredded mozzarella
2 cups shredded Parmesan
Fresh basil to taste, I like using a lot
Dried oregano, I don't measure, probably 2 tsp
1/4 cup heavy cream or milk
salt and pepper to taste
Start with the breadsticks, since they need an hour to rise.
1. In a large bowl, add yeast and sugar, then pour water over to mix and allow to sit for about 10 minutes to bloom the yeast.
2. Add about half the flour, salt and melted butter and start it mixing, continuing to add remaining flour until it is fully combined, and a nice, stretchy dough. It will be a bit sticky.
3. Spray a cookie sheet with spray, use parchment paper or a Silpat. Start pulling off pieces and shaping in to the bread sticks. I find it easiest to have a bit of flour on my hands for each one. I can usually get about 14 bread sticks from this, so I use 2 cookie sheets, and put 7 on each.
4. Cover the sticks with a light. clean dish towel and set to rise, about 45 min-1 hour.
5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Once preheated, place cookie sheets in oven and bake for 6-7 minutes.
6. Microwave your garlic butter ingredients until melted. After the 6-7 minutes, brush each bread stick with the garlic butter mixture, then cook and additional 6-7 minutes, until brown on top.
7. Remove from oven, and brush with remaining butter.
Pasta:
Start the water boiling for the pasta, according to package instructions.
1. Chop up you garlic, and add to a large saute pan with heated up olive oil. Allow to sizzle and cook for a few minutes, then add tomatoes, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Allow to cook a few minutes more, stirring.
2. Cook pasta according to instructions, then drain and put back in pot.
3. Add cream or milk to the tomato mixture and take off the heat.
4. Add to drained pasta, then add 3/4 of both cheeses.
(If you want to add chicken, cook about a pound of chicken, chopped in to bite sized pieces, then add to pot)
5. Mix all ingredients until everything is well coated, then put in an oven safe dish. Cover with remaining cheese.
6. Preheat oven to about 375 degrees F and cook for about 30 minutes, until it is evenly heated through and the cheese on top is melted. If you want the cheese browned, pop it under the broiler for a minute or two.
Serve and enjoy!
Melt 2 tbsp of butter and add to bloomed yeast sugar water
Add half of the flour, and start mixing, adding flour until it is all combined
I put a sprinkling of flour over the dough to help with the stickiness when I grab it, and also flour my hands.
Shape your bread sticks
Cover with a clean towel, and allow to rise for 45min- 1 hour
Chop up your garlic and basil
(Forgot to take a picture of the tomatoes
Shred your respective cheeses
Saute your garlic in the olivethen add tomatoes and herbs
Cook your pasta, then drain well
Add your cream or milk, take off heat
Mix well, then add to drained pasta
Add in 3/4 of both your cheeses, combine well, then put in oven safe dish
Add remaining cheese to top, put in oven at 375F for about 30 minutes
Once bread as risen, bake for 6-7 minutes at 400F (my dad likes to call my bread sticks bread loaves because I don't quite have the shape down yet)
Combine garlic butter ingredients and microwave until melted.
After 6-7 minutes, brush with melted butter mixture, then cook an additional 6-7 minutes, until brown
Remove from oven, and brush with remaining garlic butter.
Serve up and enjoy!
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