Name: Bosomat (Egyptian Bread Sticks)...
Prep time: 130 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 170 min
Ingredients: All purpose flour 3 cups; Active dry yeast 2 tsp; Warm water 1 1/4th cups; Fennel seeds 1 tbsp; Melted butter or oil 1/4th cup; Milk 1/4th cup; Sesame seeds 2-4 tbsp; Milk powder 3 tbsp; Sugar 2 tbsp; Salt 1/8th tsp

Bosomat is an Egyptian crispy breadsticks with some sesame seeds sprinkled on top. Popular in the Country as a tea-time snack and is best served with mint tea. However these make for a perfect brunch idea too. Healthy and made with very few pantry staples, this is a first hand choice for many health freaks like me.

Prep Time 2 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 2 50

Served AsBreakfast, Brunch, Snacks

CuisineArabian, Bakery

Servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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Add the flour,salt,sugar,milk powder and dry active yeast to a wide mixing bowl.
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Also add fennel seeds to it. Mix well and add melted butter to it.
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Now add the lukewarm water and start kneading a dough. The dough should be smooth and elastic.
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Cover it up and keep in a dark place,preferably an oven to rise double in volume for 2 hours.
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Divide the dough into four parts. Meanwhile preheat oven on 180°.
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Cut each part of the dough into further four parts. Roll each into a long stick of 1/2 inch diameter.
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Arrange them all on a parchment paper lined baking tray. Give all a milk wash and sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Also trim the edges to make them all equal in size.
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Use all the dough likewise and bake them for 25 minutes at first. After 25 minutes of baking, remove them out and cover with a parchment paper. Pop them back again for a second bake which makes them real crispy and crunchy.
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Bake them for 12 to 15 minutes or until they are crunchy and golden brown. Serve them with mint tea and some cheese. These can be stored in airtight containers and relished upto a week or little more.

Notes

These breadsticks can be made sweeter too with the addition of more of sugar. Blackseeds can also be added to them along with the fennel seeds and can be made more healthy by substituting whole wheat flour in place of plain flour.

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