Tony's Breadsticks

Name: Tony's Breadsticks
Prep time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian-American
Ingredients: 2½ cups flour; 1 teaspoon instant yeast; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more to brush; ¾ cup warm water; Coarse salt and grated parmesan, to finish

Serve when

Set them down first, as Tony does — 'the best in the house!' — before the spaghetti arrives.

In the movie

Theatrical

~00:45:38 Tony starts the dogs' dinner service with breadsticks, presented with a flourish before Joe brings out the spaghetti special.

Every good Italian table starts with bread, and Tony's back-alley service is no exception — the breadsticks land with ceremony before the main event. A small dish, but part of why the scene reads as a real restaurant dinner and not just dogs being fed scraps.

Ingredients

2½ cups flour
1 teaspoon instant yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more to brush
¾ cup warm water
Coarse salt and grated parmesan, to finish

Method

Mix everything into a smooth dough and knead 5 minutes. Rise, covered, about 1 hour, until doubled.
Divide into 12 pieces and roll each into a thin rope the length of your baking sheet.
Brush with olive oil and scatter with coarse salt and parmesan.
Bake at 400°F for 12–15 minutes until golden and crisp.
Serve standing in a glass, if you're feeling like the best table out back.