STICKS, BREAD (Italian)

1 pkg. yeast (dry)
2/3 cup warm water
2 T salad oil
2T olive oil
1 t salt
1 T sugar
2-1/4 cups unsifted flour (about)
1 egg (beaten)
poppy or sesame seeds (optional)

Dissolve yeast in water.  Add oil, salt, sugar, and one cup of theflour.  Beat until smooth.  Add enough of the remaining flour to make a stiff dough.  Turn out on floured board and knead til sooth and elastic (about 5 minutes.)  Place dough in buttered bowl, cover with damp towel, and let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk (about 1 hour).  Punch dough down, divide in half, and cut each half into 24 equal sized pieces.  Roll each in palm of hands into 6 or 8 inch lengths.  Place parallel on greased baking sheets about 1/2 inch apart.  Brush with egg and sprinkle with poppy or sesame seed, if desired.  Let rise in warm place until almost doubled (about 30 minutes.).  Bake in 325 oven for 30 minutes or until golden.  Makes 4 dozen.

This is surprisingly easy.  I've never made bread sticks before, and these are really good!  I used poppy on one baking sheet and sesame on the other.  Definitely will made these again.