Cinnamon and Sugar Breadstick Twists

Source: Mel's Kitchen Cafe (seriously, where else would I get a new recipe?)

Ingredients:
for the breadstick dough:
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 Tablespoon instant yeast
2 Tablespoons sugar
3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

for the filling and glaze:
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon milk, more or less
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Soften yeast in water and sugar in large bowl till yeast is bubbly, about 5 minutes.  Add salt.  Add flour one cup at a time and mix until the dough starts to form a ball.  Knead for three minutes. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.

Lightly grease a large 11X17-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Roll or press the dough into about an 8X18-inch rectangle. Spread the melted butter evenly across the dough.

In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle this mixture across the dough and lightly press into the top of the dough.

Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into about 1-inch or so widths.  Twist each breadstick a few times and place them on the baking sheet about 1/2-inch apart.

Cover the breadsticks lightly with plastic wrap or a clean dish towel and let them rest for 20-30 minutes until they are slightly puffy. Bake for 15 minutes until lightly golden on top.

Whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until a pourable mixture forms, adding more or milk if needed.

Let the breadsticks rest out of the oven for about five minutes before drizzling with the glaze. Serve warm. (These reheat magically for a few seconds in the microwave.)

Notes:

I taught the young women the joy of yeast and how to make bread this week for our activity.  I knew I was going to use my tried and true breadstick recipe for the lesson because it's quick and easy and perfect for a first attempt in yeast dough, but then I remembered that I had seen this sweetened version, using the same base dough recipe, on Mel's site recently.  I decided to do both.  I split the girls (and leaders) into two groups, each armed with a breadstick recipe and ingredients, and we ended up filling the church (ssshh, don't tell anyone that we "prepared and cooked" something in the church kitchen/oven) with the magnificent scents of garlicy bread and cinnamon sugar.  I call any activity with smells like that a success.  And luckily the girls agreed.  These were fantastic!