This recipe for Breadtwists (twisted bread sticks) is so easy and sooo good! This recipe is inspired by our love of the breadtwists at the Pizza Factory in Utah.
Two of us sisters worked there when we were in High School and now that we are far away we dream about these, and the amazing salad bar, and the gobbler sandwiches! Whenever we do get to visit Utah, I love hitting up the Pizza Factory, something about it just feels like home. If you want truly authentic pizza factory breadtwists, add a little dill into the garlic butter. Then dip them in ranch, or marinara, or honey butter. For a truly delicious dip, try our homemade Alfredo Sauce!
Breadtwists make a great side dish to just about any meal. You’ll notice that some of our soup recipes have these yummy twists on the side. There is just the right combination of butter, garlic, and parmesan cheese folded into the dough and twisted that makes these completely irresistible.
How to Make Breadtwists
Instructions
- Mix until smooth then let raise for 10 minutes. Roll out dough into a large square on a floured surface. Brush with melted (real) butter mixed with minced garlic and then sprinkle with kosher salt. Fold in half and cut into 1 inch strips. Twist and place on a cooking sheet. Let sit for 15 to 20 minutes to raise. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately after baking, brush with more garlic butter (optional: mix in a little basil and oregano with the butter) and sprinkle with kosher salt and grated parmesan cheese.
- Serve with marinara(see below), alfredo sauce, or ranch for dipping.
- Dough also makes a great pizza dough, just roll out into a large circle, add your favorite toppings, and bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
Marinara Sauce:
- Brown about a Tbsp of minced garlic in olive oil in the bottom of a sauce pan. Add 1 small can of tomato paste, 1 small can tomato sauce, and 1 tomato, lightly blended. Then add 2 tsp. basil and 2 tsp. oregano and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for half an hour.
Farmer's City Wife says
March 10, 2010 at 4:34 amI made these for dinner tonight (but replaced 1 1/2 cups with whole wheat flour and let it rise a little longer). YUM!! Thanks for this recipe… I think it'll be a staple from now on.
Sook says
March 10, 2010 at 9:05 amOh these breadtwists look so yummy! They're so pretty.
Rebecca says
March 11, 2010 at 1:10 amoh my! I am THRILLLED!! We love these breadsticks and don't live in Utah anymore, so never get to have them, can't wait to try them out! I just have to tell you how much I LOVE this BLOG. I check it all the time. I made your whole Cafe Rio Pork Salad recipe last night, and it was divine. Thank you so much for all of your posts and for all the wonderful ideas on wonderful food 🙂 Deeelicious…
m e l says
March 12, 2010 at 8:54 pmYUM – i love those breadsticks!!
Becky says
March 14, 2010 at 9:03 pmI made these and we LOVED them! Especially my husband. He didn't even notice that I did nothing else in the house that day 😉 I made the same dough but as cinnamon twists and drizzled buttercream frosting over them, yum! I have been trying out recipes from your blog at least once a week. I will be giving you a plug on my blog soon. Thanks for all of the yum!
Vennesa says
March 15, 2010 at 2:04 amThese bread sticks are delicious! My new favorite snack. Thanks!!
Jane says
July 21, 2010 at 5:14 pmThese turned out perfect, we love them. Thank you for a great recipe!!
My Sister's Kitchen says
September 22, 2010 at 2:07 pmI am so excited to try these. I could seriously eat a Pizza Factory Breadstick everyday!
Heather S. says
October 17, 2010 at 8:56 pmI also don't live in UT anymore, I'm so excited to try these!!
Thanks for posting this.
4*KowBoys says
October 18, 2010 at 11:28 amI made these for supper one night, and we had guests over , too. SOOOO good! This is my go-to recipe for anything pizzaish that needs dough!
Aubrey says
November 1, 2010 at 5:20 amI finally got around to trying this recipe. My family LOVED them! It was dubbed the best breadsticks…so they'll be appearing again and again at our house! Thanks for sharing!
Rae says
January 7, 2011 at 2:06 amI JUST discovered this recipe and tried it tonight and WOW!!! I LOVE it! Absolutely perfect, thank you so much.
Collin says
January 30, 2011 at 12:07 amMy family loved them!! I also substituted 1 1/2 cups wheat flour for the white, and it turned out great, but just a little heavier than I wanted.
Lindsay says
March 23, 2011 at 6:10 pmThese were so easy and so good!! THANK YOU for sharing!!
Megan says
July 12, 2011 at 7:38 pmI assume it's minced garlic?
Megan says
July 12, 2011 at 7:39 pmI assume it's minced garlic?
Emily says
August 24, 2011 at 11:48 pmYes, minced garlic.
Alison says
September 14, 2011 at 12:37 amMade these tonight. They were delicious.
Ali Hiatt says
November 9, 2011 at 9:30 pmHow many do they make?
Erica says
November 9, 2011 at 9:46 pm@ Ali — probably 6-8 good-sized sticks…
The Goffs says
November 29, 2011 at 1:29 amI love that these take so little time!! I'm buying yeast tonight and trying these tomorrow! Thanks! Also- do you mix the 1st 3 ingredients at the beginning or let it sit 1st? Sorry, I am slow… & just starting this whole cook for my fam thing! LoL LOVE your blog! Thanks for sharing SO many yummy ideas!!!
~Jenn
Erica says
November 29, 2011 at 5:02 am@Jenn– I hope I am understanding the question correctly..
You mix the water, sugar and yeast together and let it sit for 5 minutes. After it sits, then you add the flour and salt.
Did I answer that right? Let me know if you are still confused! Sorry about that!
Erica
The Goffs says
December 6, 2011 at 12:27 amYep! You answered my question- I am making them tonight! I'll let you know how I did 😉 LoL
Jewel says
March 3, 2012 at 11:45 amCan you double this recipe? Thanks
Emily says
March 6, 2012 at 6:12 pmSure! I don’t see why not!
Laura M says
April 24, 2012 at 5:16 pmNow to try making them into those yummy Cinnamon Twists they make at Pizza Factory! You wouldn’t know how to make their dipping sauce for those would ya? 🙂
Megan shaw says
August 9, 2012 at 5:21 pmI have made these a number of times and they are truly amazing…..best breadsticks ever. The garlic butter makes them, but they are soft and chewy and it is pure heaven pulling them apart and diving in right out if the oven. Even if your soup isn’t ready. Mine makes about a dozen and they are pretty good sized. I always wondered how to get beautifully twisted breadsticks and now I know. These are so awesome. Thanks again for good eats!
Becka says
September 24, 2012 at 1:29 pmI just made these!!!!! I added a little bit of Italian seasoning and dill just to give it a hair more flavor. They turned out so amazing!!!!
Colleen says
September 26, 2012 at 9:51 amI want you to know this recipe is the best! I use this dough to make calzones for my kids and they love it along with my husband. The dough is delicious and chewy it is incredible. I love all of your recipes keep them coming!
Emily says
September 26, 2012 at 10:26 amThanks Colleen! I love these breadtwists too!
Christina says
December 3, 2012 at 3:49 pmIn the process of making these and can’t wait to have one! Just found your website through Pintrest and I’m definitely going to repin. I love to cook, but have been unsuccessful at making most anything using yeast. Not anymore! Looking forward to using this recipe for many different recipes! Thanks so much!
rowela says
December 10, 2012 at 11:58 ami want to make this breadtwist tonight, what kind of yeast did you use, is it regular active dry yeast or instant dry yeast? (packet-size?) thanks.
Erica says
December 11, 2012 at 5:05 amI usually use active dry…
But instant will work!
Dana says
May 25, 2013 at 9:04 pmDo you know if it would work to make the dough twists at night, refrigerate them, let them rise in the morning and then bake? I would love to make these for my daughter’s Rapunzel party and do as much as possible ahead of time.
Emily says
May 26, 2013 at 2:06 pmThat should work just fine.
Sara says
June 20, 2013 at 5:49 pmI made these for the first time tonight and they were delicious! I loved dipping them in the extra garlic butter.
Denise R. says
September 16, 2014 at 5:55 pmWow!!! I made these breadsticks tonight and they were so yummy!!!
Emmy says
December 11, 2014 at 2:03 pmThese were just delicious! and very quick and simple. Thank you for all your wonderful recipes! I use and love many of them!!
Erica says
December 11, 2014 at 8:47 pmSo glad you liked them!!! Thanks for your comment!
Melenie says
December 29, 2014 at 12:16 pmWhat’s the ratio of garlic to butter? My family loves these, but sometimes I do too much or too little garlic.
Emily says
January 1, 2015 at 10:58 pmI ususally do about a tsp for 1/4 c. butter.
Stacey says
August 22, 2016 at 9:19 amThese are so, so good! And really easy to make too! Used to eat at Pizza Factory back in the day when they only had the St. George and Cedar locations.
Erica says
August 24, 2016 at 9:38 amSo glad you like them! Emily and I both worked at PF so we definitely know how they should taste 😉 Glad you approve!
Jane says
January 12, 2018 at 8:53 pmCan I make these a day ahead, cool, bag in plastic and reheat the next day?
Favorite Family Recipes says
January 16, 2018 at 10:08 amYes, they can be re-heated but they won’t taste QUITE as delicious as they are right out of the oven. You can also freeze them 🙂