Breadstick Twists (Tatales)

Ingredients

1. 1 PKG Dry Yeast
2. 1 Cup Warm Water
3. 1 teaspoon salt
4. 1 teaspoon black pepper (or more to taste)
5. 1/2 cup olive oil
6. 3 1/2 Cups Flour

Directions

1. Into mixing bowl dissolve yeast with warm water then mix in salt + pepper, then oil. Stir in flour one cup at a time (3 cups).
2. Sprinkle some of the remaining 1/2 cup of flour on a flat surface, turn out dough. Knead working in flour. Keep adding more flour and knead until smooth.
3. Grease same mixing bowl with a little oil and put the dough in. Rub a little more oil on the dough ball. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1 1/2 hours.
4. Turn out on a flat surface and push down, cut into pieces and roll with hands into ropelike twists 1/2" by 14" aprox. (I make them smaller)
5. Take two ropes and twist together overlapping one another, make a ring out of that and seal the ends.
6. Put on an ungreased cookie sheet, cover and let rise in warm place 20 minutes.
7. Bake in preheated oven 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until golden brown.

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