Kidamerinks Twisty Bread

Since we have been learning about the letter "T" this week, I decided that our "Kidamerinks in the Kitchen" portion of Preschool would have to consist of Twisty Bread.

My Kidamerink LOVES Twisty Bread, but what kid wouldn't.

This is an easy recipe, and a great one for your Kidamerinks to help with. 

I have to argue that while it is not the "healthiest" snack in the world (it is a white bread) it is better than a store bought version and I like making a lot of our snacks from scratch so that I know exactly what is going into my kids.

These are also great with Spaghetti for Dinner! :) We just happened to make them for a snack this week, since it is "T" week!!

Here's what you need:

Ingredients: 

3 Cups Flour

1 1/4 Cups Warm Water

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

1 Packet Fast Rising Yeast

1/2 Teaspoon Sugar

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

1-2 Tablespoons of Basil (according to taste - I like a lot of Basil)

1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder

1/4 Cup Grated Romano Cheese (or Parmesan)

Gather all of your ingredients.

 (The only things not pictured are the Water and Romano Cheese.)

Dump them all into your mixer, no matter what order. Dry, wet, granulated... whatever. Just throw it all in there. This is why this recipe is so kid friendly!

Then Mix together using a dough hook attachment. Mix on low for about 2-3 minutes, or until it forms a ball. 

The dough will be fairly sticky, but don't add anymore flour. Instead, scrape it out and form into a ball. Add a Teaspoon of Olive Oil to a bowl and coat the dough. Then cover and let it rise for 30 minutes, or until doubled in size.

Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees. Then, roll out the dough into "snakes" as my Kidamerink says and twist them around eachother to make into Twisty Bread.

To finish it off, grate some Romano Cheese and sprinkle generously on top of the Twists. 

And, watch out for little hands... half my cheese sneaked away!! :)

Add a pinch of Garlic Powder to each one and they are ready for the oven. Let them "rest" for about 10 minutes before putting into the oven.

Bake for 10-12 minutes at 400 degrees, or until golden brown. 

 And then devour quickly... well, after they've cooled a bit!!

We dipped ours in Tomato Sauce.

And, there ya have it. Twisty Bread dipped in Tomato Sauce to complete our "T" week.

Mmmm... Tasty!! 

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Kidamerinks Twisty Bread