Bacon Twists Aka Bacon Wrapped Breadsticks

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 envelope easy-blend active dry yeast (i use just active dry yeast)
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 2/3 cups hand-hot water (aka nuke it in the microwave for a minute)
• 12 lean bacon, strips (turkey bacon is best imo)
• 1 egg, beaten (this is for the glaze only, i have yet to use it)

Recipe

• 1 mix the flour, yeast and salt in a bowl and stir them together. add a little of the water and mix. add the remaining water and use your hands to pull the mixture together, to make a sticky dough.
• 2 knead the dough for 5 minutes, until it is smooth and elastic.
• 3 divide the dough into 12 evenly sized pieces and roll each one into a sausage shape. now is the time to grease a baking sheet.
• 4 wind a strip of bacon around each dough "sausage".
• 5 brush the "sausages" with beaten egg and arrange them on the prepared baking sheet. set aside in a warm place for 30 minutes until doubled in size.
• 6 preheat the oven to 400 bake the "sausages" for 20-25 minutes, until cooked and browned.