I came around this particular dish because I had thought about the many times I went to an Italian Restaurant and how they always had some side dish before you get your food. The most popular ones I always seem to get are breadsticks, or as Italians would call them "Grissini".
Grissini is a very simple side dish, or you may as well refer to them as a light snack. Usually, the kinds of grissini I would get are the typical plain ones or some kind with the cheese flavour.
In this grissini recipe, I will be making a fusion flavoured one. I thought about a great way to infuse Japanese and Italian flavours together. So this is how I came up with white miso sesame flavoured grissini.
There are many times that I’ve come across fusioned flavoured dishes but I think one of the most common ones would be Italian and Japanese. Italian dishes are great but Japanese flavours always amplify it to a whole new level.
These white miso sesame grissini are crispy and salty but have that delicious rich flavour from the white miso. White miso is a great ingredient as it is very common and easily found. And on top of that, the sesame seeds, once baked, will release some of that oil to give these white miso grissini some aromatics.
What’s great about this recipe is that it only needs to ferment once. But the fermentation time will take longer than usual (about 2 hours) since the dough has no sugar in it for the yeast to feed on.
This recipe is good for one glass full which is great for a table of 4-5 people to enjoy before their dinner. This is also a great party snack to make. You can dip it in sauces such as sesame dressings, salsas, or eat plain just as it is.
This dough is similar to pizza dough as there is a lot of olive oil being used. Since we are using a lot of oil in this recipe, this dough will be easy to work with. You will need to roll them out into thin, long strands.
Since this grissini recipe contains sesame seeds, you will need to roll the individual dough in it. However, don't worry about having too many sesame seeds on the dough, as the dough will expand in the oven, some of the sesame seeds might even fall off the dough.
The great thing about working with grissini dough is that it’s not meant to look very perfect and straight like other store-bought ones. They were meant to look home-made and rustic and now, you’re able to make some at home yourself.
Additional Notes from Author:
- Keep in mind when working with a yeasted dough that has sugar it will tend to rise faster than ones that don’t.
- This particular dough doesn’t need to ferment two times because the dough is shaped thin.
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