Butter Dips

In a perfect world, this post would have a picture of a golden brown, fresh bread stick lounging on a plate with a dish of marinara for dipping.

In the real world, these are so good that my girls (and I, *ahem*) ate them all with our pasta lunch and left none for me to take a picture of. Yes, I could have snapped a quick photo before we ate, but I was hungry. It's been a long morning. Forgive me, please.

This recipe is from my family cookbook and I have been making it to go along soups, salads and pasta for YEARS now. The bread sticks are a cross between a biscuit and a dinner rolls. They are very moist, not crumbly and the butter you dip them in yields a crisp, buttery crust.

And now I'm wishing I had doubled the batch....sigh.

Butter Dips

• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Pour half of  the melted butter into a  9x9 inch baking dish, set reserved butter aside. Combine the remaining ingredients and mix well. Roll out on a floured surface into a 9x9 inch square. Cut into strips and place on top of the melted butter. Pour reserved butter over the top of the bread sticks and spread around. Sprinkle with garlic, Parmesan or other desired flavorings if you'd like. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. 

These are even good cold. I'm not joking.....so good. 

It's hard to convince someone to make a recipe when there is no picture to see how they look BUT I beg you to try these sometime. Not only are the fast and use really basic ingredients, they are absolutely delicious. Trust me, I won't lead you astray!