Restaurant Style Garlic Bread - Soft Buttery Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks

Restaurant Style Garlic Breadsticks 

Now you can make restaurant style soft, cheesy and buttery garlic breadsticks at home! I have used a combination of whole wheat and bread flour which make them perfectly soft on inside and buttery, crispy on outside. I have shared both air fryer and traditional oven menthods for baking.

Makes 8 Servings

For the Dough:

1 cup - Whole wheat flour *
1 cup  - All purpose or bread flour*
1  tablespoon - Sugar
1  teaspoon  - Salt
1/2 teaspoon  - Garlic powder(optional)
2  - teaspoons - Instant or rapid rise yeast
1 -  teaspoon mixed herbs
1/4 cup -  Milk powder*
3/4 +2 tablespoons(207 ml)  - Water *
2 Tablespoons - Olive  oil plus more for greasing.
3/4 cup - cheese (cheddar + mozzarella)
1 tablespoon- Cornmeal or Semolina for dusting the pan.

For Garlic Butter:

2 Tablespoons - Salted  Butter
2 Tablespoons - Olive oil or butter
2 teaspoons - Mixed herbs
1/4 teaspoon - Chili flakes
2 Tablespoons - Minced garlic

*All purpose flour or bread flour can be used instead of whole wheat flour.
*3/4 cup +2 tablespoons of milk can be used instead of milk powder and water.

For step by step video instructions can be found here:

Method:

1. To make the dough: In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, sugar, instant yeast, mixed herbs, milk powder, and oil. Gradually add water to make a soft dough. Grease the dough and knead for 5 minutes. Cover the dough and let it rise in warm setting for 45 minutes. I have used the dough proof mode in the oven to proof the dough. The dough should double in size.

2. To make the garlic butter: Combine butter, olive oil, garlic, chili flakes and mixed herbs.

3. Punch the dough and roll into 10 by 12 inch rectangle. Apply the garlic butter, spread 3/4 of the  cheese. Fold over and seal the edges. Divide it into equal parts.

4. Grease a baking pan, sprinkle some cornmeal or semolina and arrange the breadsticks. Cover and proof for 20 minutes in warm setting.

5. Preheat the air fryer at 350ºF(175ºC) or oven at 400ºF(205ºC). Brush with remaining garlic butter.Bake for about 12 minutes.Baking time will change depending on the oven. Top with remaining cheese if desired.

6. Soft, buttery garlic cheese breadsticks are ready to serve!