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    Stick Bread (Basic Recipe)

    Written by Kathrin (Leave a Comment)

    Easy and delicious recipe for stick bread with yeast dough. Not only for children a lot of fun, so it's best to bake right away!

    Stick Bread

    A campfire, homemade stick bread, and a delicious dip: this is the perfect summer activity (not only) for children.

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    Taste and Occasion

    Our little ones can hardly get enough of baking stick bread. And I always get to try out new dough alternatives - from sweet to savory, from spicy to fruity.

    Homemade Stick Bread

    Ingredients

    In this post, I'll share my easy stick bread recipe, which is nothing more than a regular salty yeast dough. The great thing about it is that you can modify it as you like. If you want to make a savory bread, adding some Mediterranean herbs, grated cheese, and garlic is easy. For sweet bread, cinnamon or vanilla, for example, are suitable. There are alternatives without yeast, such as curd-oil dough, but honestly: It doesn't hit the "original" spot! If you want to have a real "freshly baked bread feeling", use stick bread dough with yeast.

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    The dough is ready within 10 minutes. You can't get it any faster with store-bought pizza dough. While it is rising, you can start the fire. Also, remove the bark from the sticks, sharpen them, and put them in a bucket of water. If you like, you can read my basic yeast dough recipe, in which I describe all the steps in detail.

    Basic Stick Bread Recipe

    How to make the Stick Bread

    First of all, crumble the yeast into a cup with half of the lukewarm water-milk mixture. Add the pinch of sugar and then stir with a spoon until the yeast is dissolved. Then, put the flour in a bowl, make a well in the center and add the lukewarm yeast-milk mixture here. Mix with a bit of flour in the hollow. Cover the bowl with a cloth and leave it in a warm place for about 10 minutes.

    After this, add flour and salt and knead all ingredients with a food processor or hand mixer for about 5-10 minutes. Cover the bowl with a cloth and let the dough rise in a warm place for 1 to 2 hours. In the meantime, light a fire so that there are embers for baking the bread. Remove the bark from about 1 meter long wooden sticks on one side and sharpen them to a length of about 8 in / 20 cm. Especially if they are not fresh sticks, you should now put them in water (e.g. in a bucket) with the tips downwards until baking.

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    After the rising time, divide the dough into about eight equal pieces and roll each into a long strand on a floured work surface. Wrap dough rolls around sticks like a cord. Attention: Stick bread should not be too thick. In the end, hold stick bread over embers for about 5-10 minutes (depending on thickness), repeatedly turning, especially toward the end. Do not hold into the open fire. When your stick bread is done: Enjoy!

    Summer Baking Fun with Kids

    Top Tip

    Whether you make the stick bread with dry or fresh yeast doesn't matter. I prefer fresh yeast, but the dough should rise a little longer with it, which didn't matter to us. Because we drive meanwhile into the forest with our bikes and collect sticks 😉. Already the first highlight.

    Sharpen the Stick for Stick Bread

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    Stick Bread

    Stick bread isn't just fun for kids! With this easy basic recipe, you'll have the perfect base for sweet and savory bread alike.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Baking Time5 minutes mins
    Waiting Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
    Servings: 8 pieces
    Calories: 194kcal

    Ingredients

    • 150 milliliters (10 tablespoons) water, lukewarm
    • 150 milliliters (10 tablespoons) milk, lukewarm, vegan also possible
    • ½ cube fresh yeast, or 1 packet dry yeast
    • 1 pinch sugar
    • 400 grams (3 â…• cups) all-purpose flour
    • 1 ½ teaspoon salt

    Instructions

    • Crumble the yeast into a cup with half of the lukewarm water-milk mixture. Add the pinch of sugar and then stir with a spoon until the yeast is dissolved.
    • Put the flour in a bowl and make a well in the center. Now add the lukewarm yeast-milk mixture here. Mix with a bit of flour in the hollow. Cover the bowl with a cloth and leave it in a warm place for about 10 minutes.
    • Add flour and salt and knead all ingredients with a food processor or hand mixer for about 5-10 minutes. Knead in extras as desired (see tips). Cover the bowl with a cloth and let the dough rise in a warm place for 1 to 2 hours.
    • In the meantime, light a fire so that there are embers for baking the bread. Remove the bark from about 1 meter long wooden sticks on one side and sharpen them to a length of about 8 in / 20 cm. Especially if they are not fresh sticks, you should now put them in water (e.g. in a bucket) with the tips downwards until baking.
    • After the rising time, divide the dough into about 8 equal pieces and roll each into a long strand on a floured work surface. Wrap dough rolls around sticks like a cord. Stick bread should not be too thick.
    • Hold stick bread over embers for about 5-10 minutes (depending on thickness), repeatedly turning, especially toward the end. Do not hold into the open fire.

    Notes

    • There are endless ways to use stick bread dough to enhance it. Some examples of delicious alternatives: pressed garlic cloves, fresh or dried herbs such as thyme and rosemary, grated cheese
    • Sweet stick bread with 2 tablespoons of sugar and just a pinch of salt, as well as cinnamon or vanilla

    Ingredient substitutions

    Do you want to replace some ingredients? Here you find tips for baking ingredient substitutions!

    Variations

    In the meantime, baking stick bread has become almost a standard part of celebrations like children's birthday parties. It is simply soooo delicious! We plucked one after the other with relish - and dipped it into a big pot of tzatziki. Wonderful summer feeling! You will find many other bread recipes on this blog, so have a look!

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Stick Bread
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 194 Calories from Fat 9
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 1g2%
    Saturated Fat 0.4g3%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
    Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g
    Cholesterol 2mg1%
    Sodium 452mg20%
    Potassium 83mg2%
    Carbohydrates 39g13%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 6g12%
    Vitamin A 31IU1%
    Calcium 32mg3%
    Iron 2mg11%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Easy and delicious recipe for stick bread with yeast dough. Not only for children a lot of fun, so it's best to bake right away!Easy and delicious recipe for stick bread with yeast dough. Not only for children a lot of fun, so it's best to bake right away!Easy and delicious recipe for stick bread with yeast dough. Not only for children a lot of fun, so it's best to bake right away!

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    Nutrition

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    Stick Bread
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 194 Calories from Fat 9
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 1g2%
    Saturated Fat 0.4g3%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
    Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g
    Cholesterol 2mg1%
    Sodium 452mg20%
    Potassium 83mg2%
    Carbohydrates 39g13%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 6g12%
    Vitamin A 31IU1%
    Calcium 32mg3%
    Iron 2mg11%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 194 Calories from Fat 9
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 1g2%
    Saturated Fat 0.4g3%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
    Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g
    Cholesterol 2mg1%
    Sodium 452mg20%
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    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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