Cheese Stuffed Bread Sticks

Prep time 15 mins |  Cook time  12 mins | Total time  27 mins

Ingredients:

• 2¼ c. baking mix (like Bisquick), plus a little for dusting
• ⅔ c. milk
• 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• 8 pieces of string cheese
• 1 tbsp. butter, melted (optional)
• 1 c. pizza sauce (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Stir together baking mix, Italian seasoning, and salt. Add milk, and stir to combine.
3. Generously dust work surface with baking mix. Turn out dough, and knead about 15 times. Shape into a ball, then roll into a ¼” thick rectangle.
4. Cut dough into 8 smaller rectangles. Place a cheese stick in the center of each piece of dough, and fold the dough around the cheese. Stretch the dough as needed to entirely cover the cheese, and squeeze the entire bread stick, including the ends, to seal all edges.
5. Place stuffed bread sticks on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, until brown.
6. Remove from oven, and brush lightly with melted butter. Serve with heated pizza sauce for dipping.

Caution Notes:

The cheese inside these bread sticks will be VERY HOT. Please be careful when serving them to children. You may want to cut them in half to cool for a few minutes before giving them to kids.