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Peppered Parmesan Breadsticks
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Fiberiffic Foods
This tasty recipe is loaded with high fiber cereal. Insoluble fiber from bran helps to keep things moving through the digestive tract.
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Peppered Parmesan Breadsticks

Homemade breadsticks come complete with black and red pepper, Parmesan cheese, garlic, lemon and bran. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:25 min
Start to Finish:1 hr 30 min
makes:16 breadsticks

1cup warm water (105°F to 115°F)
1package regular active dry yeast
1tablespoon sugar
1cup Fiber One® cereal
2 1/4cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1/4to 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
1 1/2teaspoons grated lemon peel
1teaspoon garlic salt
2tablespoons olive oil
Cornmeal
1egg white, slightly beaten
1.Stir together water, yeast and sugar. Let stand 5 minutes. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in food processor).
2.In food processor, place cereal, flour, cheese, black pepper, red pepper, lemon peel and garlic salt. Cover; process about 10 seconds or until blended. Add oil; cover and process 10 seconds longer. Add yeast mixture; cover and process, using quick on-and-off motions, until dough forms a ball. Let rest 5 minutes. Cover and process 10 seconds. Remove dough; cover and let rise 10 minutes.
3.Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray. Divide dough into 16 equal parts. On surface sprinkled with cornmeal, roll each part into thin rope about 14 inches long. Place on cookie sheets. Brush with egg white; sprinkle with additional ground black and red peppers if desired. Let stand 15 minutes.
4.Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and crisp. Cool on cooling rack.
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Nutritional Information
1 Breadstick: Calories 110 (Calories from Fat 25); Total Fat 3g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 125mg; Total Carbohydrate 18g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 0g); Protein 3% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 8Exchanges: 1 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 MyPyramid Servings: 1 oz-equivalents Grains 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 1 oz-equivalents Grains

 
 
 
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