Chocolate Breadsticks: the recipe for a funny and delicious sweet treat

Chocolate breadsticks are an original and delicious snack, the sweet variant of the classic savory breadsticks. It is a leavened dough for bread, slightly sweetened and enriched with chocolate chips.

Once many long sticks have been made, according to the traditional breadsticks procedure, they are baked in the oven until lightly browned. Warm and fragrant, they are perfect to be enjoyed as a mid-morning snack and afternoon sweet treat, along with a cup of milk, hot chocolate or a spiced tea.

Delicious and tasty, chocolate breadsticks can be served for an aperitif or an original appetizer, taking advantage of the slightly sweet note. We suggest you prepare plenty of them because everyone will love them.

Tips

You can also flavor the dough with vanilla, cinnamon powder or grated orange peel, which will further enhance the intense taste of the chocolate.

Pair chocolate breadsticks with fresh ricotta cheese, ham or sweet blue cheese.

How to store Chocolate Breadsticks

You can chocolate breadsticks at room temperature for 2-3 days, closed in an airtight container.

How to make chocolate breadsticks

Crumble the brewer’s yeast into the milk at room temperature 1.

Add the sugar 2.

Dissolve brewer’s yeast and sugar by mixing with a spoon 3.

Collect the flour in a bowl and pour in the milk, then mix 4.

Also add the oil 5.

Mix the ingredients 6.

Then add the salt 7.

Knead directly into the bowl by repeatedly pinching the dough 8.

Then spread it out on a floured work surface and cover it with ⅔  of the dark chocolate chips 9.

Incorporate the dark chocolate chips by folding the dough on itself. Then add the remaining part as well 10.

Using a rolling pin, crush the dough until you get a 2-3 cm thick rectangle 11.

Transfer the rectangle to a baking sheet with parchment paper and a well floured bottom 12.

Flour the surface of the dough, cover with cling film and let it rise in a sheltered place for about an hour 13.

Then take it back, remove the film and gently turn it over on the floured work surface with the help of parchment paper 14.

With a sharp knife, cut sticks a couple of centimeters wide 15.

Take one stick at a time and gently pull it to form the breadsticks. Gradually fill a pan lined with parchment paper 16.

Brush the surface of the breadsticks with a little milk at room temperature 17.

Cover with a sheet of cling film 18 and let it rest for about 30 minutes.

Then gently remove the film and sprinkle the surface of the breadsticks with the granulated sugar 19.

Bake the breadsticks in a preheated static oven at 190° C (374° F) for about 25 minutes 20.

Then lower the temperature to 160° C (320° F), open the oven door leaving a vent and let it dry for 5 minutes. Then remove from the oven 21.

Transfer the breadsticks to a wire rack and let them cool completely 22.

Serve and enjoy 23.