Cornmeal-cayenne Grissini

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water, warm (105-110 f)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 package, 1/4 oz.)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups cornmeal
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• olive oil (additional for brushing)
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, sprinkle yeast over warm water. let stand until foamy (about five minutes).
• 2 in a large bowl, mix together flour, cornmeal, table salt and cayenne.
• 3 stir in yeast mixture and oil, until a dough forms.
• 4 turn out dough onto an unfloured surface and knead until smooth and elastic (8-10 minutes). there will be some "grit" in the texture due to the cornmeal, but the dough itself should be smooth.
• 5 collect the dough in a ball and transfer to an oiled bowl, rolling to coat the entire surface. cover the bowl and let rise until doubled in size (about an hour).
• 6 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 7 punch down dough and turn onto unfloured surface. roll portions of dough into 10-inch long sticks, 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter. (smaller sticks will be crunchy throughout, larger sticks will have a bit of a crust and a softer interior.).
• 8 arrange about an inch apart on greased cookie sheets. brush with olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt.
• 9 bake until golden (10-12 minutes).