Asiago Spinach Breadsticks With Pine-nuts

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water, lukewarm
• 1 egg, separated
• 1/4 cup asiago cheese, freshly grated
• 5 ounces baby spinach leaves
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted (toast in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes, stir halfway through)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
• 2 teaspoons water
• coarse salt

Recipe

• 1 rinse the baby spinach leaves and microwave for 3 minutes. drain & cool in colander. then coarsely chop.
• 2 separate the egg and put the yolk in your bread machine pan. save the for the glaze.
• 3 put the remaining ingredients (except 2 tsp water and coarse salt) into bread pan in order suggested by your bread machine instructions.
• 4 my breadman recommends wet ingredients first (egg, water, oil, honey, spinach leaves)with flour and pine-nuts next. then put salt in off to one side and make a well in the flour for the yeast. finally sprinkle the cheese on top.
• 5 set machine for dough, press start.
• 6 grease two baking sheets.
• 7 make a wash of the egg and 2 tsp water.
• 8 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 9 when dough is ready, remove from bread machine and punch down.
• 10 cut the dough into 16 pieces.
• 11 roll each pieces between your palms to form a rope about 6 inches long.
• 12 place breadsticks on baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
• 13 brush breadsticks with egg wash. sprinkle with coarse salt (and chopped pine-nuts if desired).
• 14 bake bread sticks until golden, about 20 minutes.