Craving bread?! Whip up these easy and scrumptious garlic keto breadsticks in a jiffy! Think just 2g net carbs a pop (and dairy free too!).
Garlic Keto Breadsticks (Or Twists!)
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Think of these keto breadsticks as the perfect buddies to any salad or soup, and of course as one killer entree! Whip them up as garlic bread, sub in some cheddar for ultra cheesy goodness and you can even do ‘sugar cinnamon’ for dessert (ahem, cinnamon roll knots!).
And feel free to shape these guys as twists, braids, or even just strips. But I must say I have a penchant for twists, as you get more sauce with every bite (and the texture comes out ace!).
That said, don’t forget the homemade keto marinara for dipping (it’s crucial in my book guys!).
The Dairy Free & Keto Dough
I’m using our famous Crazy Keto Dough (for everything!) here. It’s easy-peasy to whip up, dairy free, and you can leave the dough in the fridge for 3-4 days (i.e. you can whip up individual batches of several things!).
The one consideration would be the baking time. Say, you can bake them for just 15 minutes so they stay all nice and dough-y inside. And if you you do 20-25 mins (what I did), you’ll get a more cookie-like texture (i.e. breadsticks!). Both are well and good, just a taste preference.
The Deets
There’s not much to it guys! You simply whip up a batch of dough, roll it out, brush with garlic butter, cut, twist and bake. But feel free to get some deets ‘n tricks below!
- Roll out the dough into a square (or rectangular-ish shape) roughly 10×10″ in size between two sheets of parchment paper. I like to trim as I roll out to get a rough rectangle shape, and waste the least dough in trimmings (because ahem… there’s no wasting of precious keto ingredients here!).
2. Brush (or smear!) with the garlic butter (or ghee!). I also like to add plenty of fresh parsley, but it’s totally optional.
3. Trim into strips (I use a pastry cutter) and twist, pinching the ends together to avoid unravelling while baking.
4. Sprinkle some fresh parsley and bake away! I also highly suggest brushing with more garlic butter right out of the oven (and guess what, adding more fresh parsley!).
The Flours
I like a mixture of super fine almond flour (Anthony’s super fine is awesome) and coconut flour (again Anthony’s, best taste and texture by a mile!). Add a touch of xanthan gum, baking powder, and we’re golden.
No substituting flours here and the xanthan gum is absolutely necessary. And, if possible, weigh your ingredients for consistent results.
Garlic Dairy Free & Keto Breadsticks (Or Twists!)
Oh, and if baking with cups rather than grams is your thing, just click on US Cups for an instant conversion.
Ingredients
For the keto breadsticks
- 1 batch Crazy Keto Dough
- 2 tablespoons salted grass-fed butter or ghee, softened
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley optional, but highly suggested
- 2 cloves garlic ran through a press*
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Serving suggestions
- fresh parsley to garnish
- our keto marinara sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Line a baking tray with a baking mat or parchment paper.
- Whip up a batch of our Crazy Keto Dough. Allow dough to rest for 10 minutes while you prep the rest (and up to 5 days in the fridge).
- Make compound garlic butter by mixing the softened butter with the parsley, garlic, and garlic powder. Set aside.
- Roll out the rested dough between two sheets of parchment paper with a rolling pin until roughly 10x10 inches in size. To get a perfect square, simply trim the uneven edges, patch them up and keep rolling until evenly sized.
- Assemble by brushing with compound butter, folding the dough in half and cutting into 10 strips with a pastry cutter. Twist the strips, pinching the dough together to seal closed. You can freeze the breadsticks at this point for two months, and bake straight from the freezer (adding a few more minutes in the oven).
- Place the breadsticks in prepared tray and bake for 15 minutes for doughy sticks and 20-25 for crispier ones (what I did!). Brush with a touch more melted butter and sprinkle with fresh parsley.
- These guys are best served warm straight from the oven, but they also do re-warm quite well. Keep in the fridge for 3 days and freeze for 2 months.
Where is the US Cups, to click on?
Thank you, they sound delicious!
How is this dairy free if you’re using butter or ghee?
Just use an alternative Brian, there are plenty in the market and I’m sure since you are DF you know plenty yourself 😉 … the dough is dairy free (not fathead), its stated clearly. xo!
I’m getting confused with the multiple keto websites/blogs I’ve been reading recently. I know you mention Anthony’s as a possible almond flour…another website loves ‘oh nuts’ almond flour. Have you tried both? can you say why you like Anthony’s better?
I like Anthony’s better than anything I’ve tried and its what I use to make all the recipes on the blog. xo!
Can you store them overnite???
As always!!! Awesome!!!! I made the breadsticks… I will try to attach my picture here…🤩
Excellent recipe, straightforward and perfect results. Thank you very much!
In the nutrition box next to “Amount Per Serving“, it says cinnamon roll knot. Is this the right nutrition values for the breadsticks?
I know that on a lot of your receipes, you state to not subsitute flours, however my daughter is highly allergic to nut products. Would switching out the almond flour for sunflower flour affect the recipe too much on a 1:1, or are the ratios going to be different?
Just made these yesterday to go with our sausage kale soup! They were so good! We just got the news that our son needed to be dairy free and gf, and I am Keto, so I wasn’t sure I’d find recipes! Perfectly seasoned! I’m sure we’ll be using this recipe often! Sorry I forgot to photograph it! I made a double batch!
Thank you so much. This is the best recipe in the keto world!!!
This dought is really perfect. They came out so perfect that I was amazed that was I that made them. Beautiful and crunchy. Perfect.
I doubled the recipe and with the other half made the cinnamon roll knots. They were delicious too.
The only problem I find with this is when to stop eating…
Since when is butter dairy free?
I found this recipe because of its dairy free headline, butter is most certainly dairy product…
The dough is dairy free and next to butter it reads ghee (which is dairy free ;)!
Ghee is butter from cows clariyfied ,so its not dairy free
Technically, ghee is not dairy-free because it’s butterfat. However, it’s lactose-free because all of the milk solids are completely removed during production. So if you’re avoiding dairy because you’re lactose intolerant, ghee is a safe option for you.
You can use a dairy free ‘butter’ etc. The dough is dairy free, so the butter filling is very easily subbed 😉 xo!
I’m lactose-intolerant and trust me, cannot have ghee. Stop telling people they can and it’s dairy free.
Man I’m not telling people what they can have, in fact I said there are plenty of options other than ghee (butter flavored coconut oil etc) 😉
When you say ‘ fold in half’ do you mean from the top down or sideways?
If it’s a square it doesn’t matter (all sides are the same), if you ended up with a rectangle I would fold the long edges (so you get longer twists) xo!
Hi there these look great will be giving them a go for dinner party nibbles
Just wondering how many in a serve or are they 2 gm carbs per twist ..thank you
Where is the recipe for the keto dough?
Did I miss it in this article?
It’s linked in the recipe card too! 😉 just click through the pink link xo!
Your crazy keto dough is amazing!!! We had it for pizza over the weekend and tortillas for taco tuesday! can’t wait to try this one thanks!
That’s super awesome to hear Kathy! Hope you enjoy these too!