Cheese Sticks

Recipe yields 20-24 cheese sticks.

Ingredients

• 2 tsp. sugar
• 1 cup lukewarm (45C) water
• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 8-9 cups flour
• 3 cups grated cheese

Instructions

1. Sprinkle yeast in water with 2 tsp sugar.  Let stand for 10 minutes.
2. Warm milk. Add sugar, salt and shortening.  Cool to lukewarm.  Add yeast and stir well.
3. Add 1/2 of flour and beat vigorously and mix in KitchenAid until it all incorporates.
4. Add the remainder of the flour to make a soft dough.  Let the soft dough knead for 8-10 minutes in the KitchenAid.
5. Add 1 cup of cheese, and let it incorporate in the KitchenAid.
6. Place in a greased warm bowl; turn dough over to grease entire surface.  Cover with greased waxed paper and a clean cloth.  Let rise until double in bulk in a warm, humid place 
7. Knead it down.
8. Form cheese sticks, and roll on the grated cheese.
9. Place stick on parchment lined baking sheet and let them raise.
10. Bake at 375F for 15-20 minutes.

Optional

Pepperoni Breadsticks

Roll dough into 1/4 thick rectangle, and cut into 1 inch wide strips.  Roll pepperoni in strips, completely enclosing.