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    Home » recipe » Crunchy breadsticks with sesame seeds on top (AKA Bosomat)

    Crunchy breadsticks with sesame seeds on top (AKA Bosomat)

    Published: Jan 21, 2017 · Modified: Mar 22, 2020 by Amira · This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

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    Bo'somat, is an easy to make Egyptian style breadsticks. Crispy, crunchy and totally addictive.

    breadsticks lined on a wooden table


    These crunchy Egyptian breadsticks are perfect for snacking, as a side with your soup or have them traditionally with white cheese and a cup of mint tea.
    Bo'somat sticks are perfect to use as a dipper. In Egypt, Bo'somat is sold in every street. You can find them in stores and in all pastry shops. Usually made with all purpose flour, but recently you can find healthier choices made with whole wheat flour.
    Traditionally, bo'somat is sprinkled with sesame seeds, but you can make them plain, sprinkle some nigella seeds or just some sea salt.

    If you are a beginner baker, this is a super easy recipe to start with. Very forgiving, authentic and so delicious. My batch was gone in a matter of two nights. In Egypt, many people dip them in all sorts of tea.
    The most popular kinds of teas in Egypt are black tea with mint or with milk.This is also a fun project for kids, keeping them really on their toes waiting for their bo'somat to come out of the oven :).
    Start by mixing the dry ingredients well.

    A metal bowl showing a mixture

    Add in the liquids and knead until you get a consistent dough.

    A metal bowl showing a dough

    Cut the dough into 4 equal parts and divide each part into 4 equal sections.

    A wooden cutting board, with dough pieces sitting on top

    Now the fun begins, roll into long, relatively thin logs. You can also make them bite sized if you wish but traditionally they are long sticks.

    A wooden cutting board, with Breadstick being kneaded by a hand

    Just for the sake of it, I made them all the same length by cutting the edges. Actually I like keeping them different as it makes you feel you are eating more of a homemade than a machine made thing.

    A wooden cutting board, with Breadstick being cut into pieces

    Brush with egg and sprinkle some sesame seeds or leave them plain.

    A hand sprinkling sesame over breadsticks

    Bake as directed in the instructions and let them cool , they will harden more. The ooh and aah effect is well worth the fiddly-ness of cutting and shaping the dough into breadsticks.
    If you have kids around they will like so much making and eating these crunchy breadsticks. You can also increase the sugar more if you want it to be more of a sweet snack. These sticks are somehow like their Italian grissini, although the grissini is thinner and usually flavored with herbs, bo'somat is flavored with fennel and anise seeds.

    grissini breadsticks on a wooden table with a brown bag on the back full of breadsticks

    Make this recipe as a side with some tahini, baba ghanoush or hummus dip for your next pot-luck event or probably in the super bowl party.

    If you like this recipe do not forget to give it a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ star rating and attach a photo of your finished dish. It is always a pleasure of mine to see your photos and check your own take of the recipe. Thank you.

    breadsticks lined on a wooden table

    Crispy breadsticks (Grissini)

    Crunchy, dry breadsticks are great for breakfasts or quick snacks. These Mediterranean breadsticks can be seasoned with all kinds of things for a new grissini each time.
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    Course: Breakfast, Snack
    Cuisine: Mediterranean
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes
    Resting time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
    Servings: 16 breadsticks
    Calories: 118.2kcal
    Author: Amira

    Ingredients

    • 3 cups all purpose flour.
    • 3 Tablespoon dry milk.
    • 2 Tablespoon sugar.
    • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds . optional
    • 1/2 teaspoon Anise seeds . optional
    • 1/4 cup oil.
    • 1 Tablespoon dry yeast.
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt.
    • 1 1/4 cup warm water more or less depends greatly on your flour.

    Instructions

    • Sift flour in mixer bowl.
    • Combine flour, yeast, sugar, fennel seeds, anise seeds, dry milk, and salt. Mix well
    • Add oil and keep on mixing.
    • Then gradually add water, until you get a consistent dough. let it rest for 30 minutes.
    • Preheat your oven to 350F.
    • Cut the dough into 4 equal parts then cut each part into 4 sections.
    • Roll each section into a stick of 1/2 inch diameter.
    • Line a baking sheet with Silpat or a parchment paper.
    • Arrange the sticks in the baking sheet and trim the ends so all the sticks would be the same size.
    • Brush with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds or Nigella seeds.
    • Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until it reaches your desired color, then cover loosely with aluminum foil and up the temperature to 400F, continue baking until it has hardened and not soft to the touch, mine took another 13-15 minutes.
    • Allow breadsticks to cool completely on a wire rack.
    • They will keep fresh in an airtight container for 5 - 7 days.

    Notes

    Serving suggestions:
    Serve by itself with a cup of tea with cream or serve with different cheese or dips like tahini, baba Ganoush, Muhammara or hummus.
    Please check the nutrition disclaimer policy.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 118.2kcal | Carbohydrates: 18.8g | Protein: 2.8g | Fat: 3.7g | Saturated Fat: 0.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Cholesterol: 0.9mg | Sodium: 40.4mg | Potassium: 59.5mg | Sugar: 1.9g
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    1. Cortney

      June 04, 2022 at 12:41 pm

      5 stars
      I made these bread sticks by converting the recipe to make in a bread machine. All I did was increase the water by 1/4 c. I set the ingredients into the machine as it instructs. Wet ingredients, then dry, then yeast, & set the machine for "dough." I also made about 6" sticks & baked them for mins at 375. Then covered them with the foil, set the temp for 400 & baked them 7 more mins. They were perfect!! Yummmm! Thanks!
      Cortney

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      • Amira

        June 07, 2022 at 3:16 pm

        Thanks Cortney for sharing your experience, glad you liked them.

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    2. Rita

      February 02, 2021 at 11:57 pm

      Hi Amira, thank you for the recipe. When in the oven, should I put fire on under and above the kaak? Or only under the tray?

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      • Amira

        February 05, 2021 at 7:14 pm

        Rita, just use the heat at the bottom of your oven.

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    3. Chinyere

      July 05, 2020 at 12:11 pm

      Don't have an oven, could this recipe be deep fried.

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      • Amira

        July 06, 2020 at 1:13 pm

        Chinyere, I haven't tried that before but I really do not think it will work. Thanks for your interest in the recipe.

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    4. Evelyne CulturEatz

      January 23, 2017 at 4:48 pm

      I am something like that so much as a kid,we call in Grisol in French, I think it is the name of the make. Yum.

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    5. Marie Kléber

      January 23, 2017 at 7:48 am

      This sounds good ( and fun to do with kids) - my little one likes to bake with me more and more. Great to dip or for tea with friends.
      Love it once again Amira.
      Take care and have a nice and peaceful week.

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