Cheese Finger Breadsticks and Roasted Red Pepper Dip
These Cheese Finger Breadsticks and Roasted Red Pepper Dip make for some fun conversations at Halloween or any other spooky party or get-together.
These finger breadsticks are just plain fun to make and enjoy. They are a tasty treat no matter if you are making a batch for Halloween, or just because. Though, if you are making a batch for the latter, maybe leave the gory “almond” nails off?
Even though these take a bit of time to make because of the proofing, the extra time is so well worth it.
Depending on where in this big ‘ol world you are, the celebrations around Halloween have fascinated me.
Some say that Halloween originated from the Irish celebration of Samhain. Samhain was said to be a pagan spiritual festival celebrated between October 31st and to welcome the harvest and the beginning of the “dark months.” People who celebrated it believed that during Samhain, there was more interaction between spirits and humans as barriers between the physical world and the spirit world broke down during this time.
In Guatemala, people celebrate Barriletes Gigantes around Halloween, by flying giant, hand-painted kites over the graves of loved ones as the kites are said to be a bridge between the living and the dead.
November 1st marks the celebration of All Saints Day in Italy, and different regions have different traditions around these celebrations; in Sicily, well-behaved children are brought gifts from deceased loved ones; in Sardinia, children go door to door to ask for offerings from the deceased; in Rome, families gather to eat a meal at the gravesites of loved ones who have passed; and in Abruzzo and Trentino, people walk around with lanterns made by placing candles in pumpkins.
And, in Mexico, the celebration of el Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, which dates back almost 3000 years, takes place on Nov. 1 and 2. During this celebration, people wear skull masks and sample skull shaped sweets as they celebrate the opening of the gates of heaven, which is said to lead to the reunion of spirits of the deceased with living loved ones.
And, speaking of Halloween, I have these simple breadsticks recipe with a creepy spin for yall!
These Cheese Finger Breadsticks and Roasted Red Pepper Dip are so easy to make!
What are the ingredients needed for these Cheese Finger Breadsticks and Roasted Red Pepper Dip?
- Warm water
- Sugar
- Active Yeast
- Whole wheat flour
- Salt
- Cheddar cheese (a block or a package of grated cheddar)
- Egg
- This Roasted Red Pepper Dip
Instructions to make these Cheese Finger Breadsticks:
- Add the water, sugar and yeast to a bowl and mix well and set them aside for about five minutes. At this point the mixture will be frothy.
- Then, add the flour and salt together into another bowl and mix them together. Add the frothy yeast mixture to the flour and salt mixture.
- Also add in the cheddar cheese and knead till dough isn’t sticky.
- Oil a bowl and set dough in it.
- Cover with a warm moist towel and set aside for 1 hour.
- Dough will be double in size. At this point divide dough into 4 balls. Roll each ball out into a tube. Divide tube into four “fingers”. Shape the “fingers” to resemble stubby fingers. Then, using a fork, make markings on the fingers for knuckles, etc.
- Brush the fingers with egg wash. Add a slivered almond for the nail.
- Bake breadsticks in a oven that’s been preheated to 425 degrees F for approx. 15 minutes.
- Let fingers cool, and serve with the roasted red pepper dip for a gruesome-looking Halloween treat!
What to serve these Cheese Finger Breadsticks with?
These Cheese Finger Breadsticks are so spooky when dipped into this tasty flavor-packed roasted red pepper dip, or this scrumptious eggplant red pepper dip, or even this beet red pepper dip.
Looking for more Halloween treats and drinks? Then make sure to check out this collection of 32 spooky Halloween drinks and snacks!
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Cheese Finger Breadsticks and Roasted Red Pepper Dip
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For the Cheese Finger Breadsticks:
- 1 cup warm water
- 3 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp Active Yeast
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup cheddar
- 1 egg for egg wash
Instructions
For the Cheese Finger Breadsticks:
- Add the water, sugar and yeast to a bowl and mix well – set aside till mixture is frothy (about 5 minutes).
- Then, add flour and salt together into a bowl and mix, add the yeast/water mixture and cheddar and knead till dough isn’t sticky.
- Oil a bowl and set dough in it. Cover with a warm moist towel and set aside for 1 hour.
- Dough will be double in size. At this point divide dough into 4 balls. Roll each ball out into a tube. Divide tube into four “fingers”. Shape into Walking Dead-type fingers. Brush with egg wash. Add a slivered almond for the nail.
- Bake breadsticks in a oven that’s been preheated to 425 degrees F for approx. 15 minutes.
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Those breadsticks are the best! These are going to be a hit at our next Halloween Party!
Those bread fingers look pretty scary 🙂 A perfect treat for Halloween season.
Here is another wine drinking thing for ya… The VBK Vörös Bor és Kola, a very popular way to consume red wine in Hungary, red wine and coke yup it is a thing and an insanely popular thing, drunk by the half litre and leads to the most exquisite hangover when consumed at a music festival 😮
Anyway I digress, loving the sound of that dip, I reckon I could eat that with a spoon 😉
YUM! These bread sticks are so creative and look absolutely delicious! The red pepper red wine dip looks and sounds delicious just as well – can’t wait to give this recipe a shot!
What an AMAZING idea! I definitely want to try it! Great idea for Halloween. Is good food and this looks like one of the BEST! Thank you for a great recipe!
Those wine bottles are brilliant, so fun! I love everything about this, so clever and delish!
Oh my Gosh Shashi, those breadsticks are looking so scary. To be very honest, I won’t be able to eat it because of its scary looks. I am a little weak at heart and get terrified at such scary things. I am sure it is very tasty so I will probably give it another shape!!! Hahaha
Have a lovely weekend. 🙂
My next halloween appetizer is sorted with this easy and delicious bread-sticks recipe. Absolutely love the dip!
I have two friends who would love this – one would love the wine, and the other those fingers!
Wow, those are some pretty awesome wine traditions there, Shashi! How have I not heard about that party in Spain? And now I need to figure out how to get invited to a wedding in Ukraine, too! 🙂 So these Walking Dead wine bottles are awesome. We haven’t gotten into the show (yet), but I love the augmented reality angle here. How fun! And then serving that wine with these finger breadsticks? That’s getting into the spirit of the show! Plus, that dip sounds delicious. Maybe we’ll just have to binge watch some walking dead while we eat breadsticks and drink wine! 🙂
Loved learning all these crazy wine traditions Shashi!!! Never heard of any of them, though I have seen folks drop ice cubes in their wine, and WONDERED!!!! Love the accompanying finger breadsticks, what could be better with the Walking Dead cabernet sauvignon? Big score. Thanks for sharing this great post, I will try this wine! xoxo
Those breadsticks are the best! These are going to be a hit at our next Halloween Party!
Here is another wine drinking thing for ya… The VBK Vörös Bor és Kola, a very popular way to consume red wine in Hungary, red wine and coke yup it is a thing and an insanely popular thing, drunk by the half litre and leads to the most exquisite hangover when consumed at a music festival 😮
Anyway I digress, loving the sound of that dip, I reckon I could eat that with a spoon 😉
YUM! These bread sticks are so creative and look absolutely delicious! The red pepper red wine dip looks and sounds delicious just as well – can’t wait to give this recipe a shot!
What an AMAZING idea! I definitely want to try it! Great idea for Halloween. Is good food and this looks like one of the BEST! Thank you for a great recipe!
Those wine bottles are brilliant, so fun! I love everything about this, so clever and delish!
My next halloween appetizer is sorted with this easy and delicious bread-sticks recipe. Absolutely love the dip!