Bread Sticks, Grisini

These are the bread stick served in Italian restaurants, they are fun and easy to make.
Ingredients:

• 100 ml warm water
• 40 ml oil or vegetable oil
• 1 tsp fast acting bakers yeast
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 200-300 gr plain flour
• Optional favouring: grated cheese, chopped herbs etc

Mix all of the wet ingredients and the salt in a bowl; add enough flour to make a dough. Knead briefly.
Roll out the dough with a rolling pin. Cut into even sized strips.
Place the grisini on a non stick baking tray, giving them room to rise.

Pour a little extra oil over the biscuits and let them rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.
Bake them at 170ºC for 25 minutes, until golden brown and crunchy.

Serve them before a meal, with a creamy dip such as hummus or sour cream and chives.