By / Last Modified On March 12, 2023
If you're a fan of gluten-free pizza bread sticks you're going to love these Gluten-Free Cheesy Breadsticks. The crust is crunchy on the bottom and chewy in the middle making them the perfect gluten-free bread sticks.
Little did we know that we loved gluten-free cheesy bread sticks just as much as we loved this gluten-free pizza recipe and our recipe for gluten free garlic bread. If you're looking for a bread recipe try my Gluten Free Bread Recipe. We also have a new Gluten-Free Garlic Knots recipe for you to try!
Gluten-Free Cheesy Breadsticks
Ever since I turned my favorite gluten-free pizza recipe into gluten-free cheesy breadsticks my girls can't stop talking about how good they are. Like most people, we love pizza.
Who doesn't love pizza? You can make gluten-free pizza so many ways and you can put whatever topping you want on them. It's such a simple and versatile meal option.
We also love gluten-free breadsticks.
We've tried gluten-free pizza bread sticks at restaurants before but usually the crust is super thin.
We like a thicker crust with a crunchy bottom and chewy center. One that doesn't flop completely over when you pick it up.
Gluten-Free Cheesy Breadstick Recipe
There aren't any complicated steps to this recipe and you don't have to buy and fancy ingredients unless you think bakers yeast is fancy and even then they sell them in individual pouches.
For this recipe I use Bob's Red Mill 1-to-1 gluten free flour blend (affiliate link). You can use similar blends, but I haven't tested this recipe with other blends.
This post isn't sponsored by them, we just love their gluten-free flour blend.
Can I make these gluten-free cheesy breadsticks dairy-free?
The recipe for the crust is dairy-free. It uses olive oil. You can top the crust with your favorite dairy-free cheese.
Another options is to leave the cheese off all together and brush on some dairy-free butter and sprinkle it with garlic salt - after its cooked.
If you go the butter and garlic salt route you could call them gluten-free garlic bread sticks. Or you could just eat them and not call them anything. 😉
Can I substitute something for the egg?
Sure, you can use a flax egg (2.5 tablespoons water + 1 tablespoon ground flax seed). Make sure to let your flax egg sit for 5-10 minutes until it get thick and egg-like.
Just note that the crust won't be a fluffy in the center. I haven't tried other egg replacers in this recipe.
You mention a pizza stone in your directions, I don't have one.
First, I highly recommend getting a pizza stone (affiliate link) if you don't have one. It really makes a huge difference when you make pizza. But no worries.
If you don't have one, simply use a heavy baking sheet. If you don't have a heavy baking sheet then you can use a cookie sheet. Let it preheat in the oven just as you would a pizza stone.
Pizza isn't rocket science, but like all baking, it is science so please don't make a bunch of substitutions and come back and tell me it didn't work.
Make this recipe the exact way that I did (with egg if you can) before you start playing with it.
If you love these gluten-free cheesy bread sticks you will also love my gluten-free pizza crust. It's basically the same recipe with different toppings.
I don't currently have a grain-free pizza crust but I am working on one. When I've posted it I'll make sure to link to it here. If you like to make your own pizza sauce you might like this Easy 5 Minute Pizza Sauce from What the Fork Food Blog.
How to make Gluten-Free Breadsticks
- Set pizza stone or heavy baking sheet on lowest rack of oven, and preheat to 450°F.
- Mix water, sugar, and yeast and let sit for 5 minutes, or until it looks foamy.
- In electric mixer bowl with a paddle attachment, mix flour blend and salt.
- Add in egg, olive oil, vinegar, and yeast mixture.
- Mix on low speed for 1 minute.
- Using an oiled spatula, move the pizza dough onto a piece of parchment paper.
- With oiled hands, spread the dough into a 10-12-inch round.
- Slide the parchment paper onto the pizza stone and bake for 10 minutes.
- Brush with olive oil and top with mozzarella cheese, or dairy-free cheese and bake for an additional 8-10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and enjoy hot.
Looking for a more traditional breadstick recipe, you'll love these Gluten Free Breadsticks.
Did you make this gluten-free cheesy bread stick recipe? Please let me know what you thought.
Gluten-Free Cheesy Breadsticks
If you're a fan of gluten-free pizza breadsticks you're going to love these Gluten-Free Cheesy Breadsticks. The crust is crunchy on the bottom and chewy in the middle making them the perfect gluten-free bread sticks.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup warm water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 packet yeast (¼ oz.)
- 2 cups (285g) gluten-free flour blend (I used Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free 1-to-1)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- more olive oil for brushing
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
Instructions
- Set pizza stone or heavy baking sheet on lowest rack of oven, and preheat to 450°F.
- Mix water, sugar, and yeast and let sit for 5 minutes, or until it looks foamy.
- In electric mixer bowl with a paddle attachment, mix flour blend and salt.
- Add in egg, olive oil, vinegar, and yeast mixture.
- Mix on low speed for 1 minute.
- Using an oiled spatula, move the pizza dough onto a piece of parchment paper.
- With oiled hands, spread the dough into a 10-12-inch round.
- Slide the parchment paper onto the pizza stone and bake for 10 minutes.
- Brush with olive oil and top with mozzarella cheese, or dairy-free cheese and bake for an additional 8-10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and enjoy hot.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
2 breadsticksAmount Per Serving: Calories: 194Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 349mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 7g
Liz
These look delicious, thank you for sharing, I'm going to make these tonight. Can you tell me what yeast you use? Thank you
chrystal
I use Red Star quick rising yeast. Let me know what you think after you make it 🙂
Best,
Chrystal
Wendy Sherwood
Great recipe!! I was looking for a Gluten free crazy bread recipe, and thought I'd try this. Worked great. I cut the round into strips, folded them, rolled them for shape, placed them right back together again and baked for the first 10. Then I took them out, buttered them, sprinkled the parm on, then baked for another 10. Amazing!!! Thx!
chrystal
I am so glad you loved it. Thanks for sharing.
Best,
Chrystal
Zornitsa
Best pizza dough ever!! Thank you so much! <3
chrystal
So glad you like it!
Best,
Chrystal
Renee Clapper
I was so excited to make these but to my dismay they came out very dense and doughy. I followed your directions I’m not sure where I went wrong
chrystal
Hi Renee,
What flour blend did you use?
Best,
Chrystal
Angela
She used Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 flour. It’s usually at Walmart, very easy to find. I bought some at Big Lots.
Sarah
I bought active dry yeast to use in your bread recipe. Is that the same kind you use in this cheesy bread? If so do you know how many teaspoons it would be? Thank you!
chrystal
Hi Sarah,
You can use the same yeast in the cheesy bread. If you want a thinner crust, cook it right away. If you want it to be a bit fluffier, let it rise for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Best,
Chrystal
Rachael
Awesome recipe...Family loves these breadsticks!
chrystal
So glad you and your family loves them! Thank you for stopping by to let me know.
Best,
Chrystal
Tammy
Do you have away tonpost pics. This is my first GF using a 1-1 Flour blend. I actually used Pillsbury 3-1 because it was what i had on hand. It looks pretty good so far. It was a cinch to make it. I have missed bread so much.
chrystal
Hi Tammy,
I don't have a way to post pics to my site. You can either post to IG and tag me, or you can find the pin on pinterest and upload it there. I'm so glad you like these breadsticks 🙂
Best,
Chrystal
Tammy
I want to give you 5 stars for this.
Jeannine
Made these yeasterday. Came out great. I put some garlic in t he dough. Very crispy crust.
chrystal
I'm so glad you liked them. Thank you for sharing!
Best,
Chrystal
Olivia T.
I am celiac and I struggle finding bread that I actually enjoy. I LOVED this!!! I made it as garlic bread the other night and I’m making it again tonight! Thank you thank you!!!
chrystal
Hi Olivia,
I am so glad you like it. Thanks for sharing.
Best,
Chrystal
Erin
I’ve made this recipe 3 times now & its my new standby for pizza crust or cheese bread! I sometimes sub half almond flour which works great, and when I make cheese bread I shape it into a rectangle & cut small rectangular pieces (just like from the pizza shop, but gluten-free)! Thank you so much for this great recipe!!
chrystal
Hi Erin,
I am so glad you like it. Thank you for stopping back by to let me know 🙂
Best,
Chrystal
Sini
I would love to replace the brown rice flour with white rice flour. There is no brown rice flour available in our area.
As I saw on King Arthur Flour . com brown rice flour is heavier.
Would that be 285gr minus the tapioca starch?
- The Netherlands.
chrystal
Hi Sini,
I don't use brown rice flour in this recipe. Did you mean another recipe?
Best,
Chrystal
K.L
I’m a beginner baker, and I really want to try this but I don’t have an electric mixer. Will it be okay to hand mix? Thank you in advance!!
chrystal
Yes, you can use a hand mixer. Just scrape the sides of the bowl down in between.
Best,
Chrystal
Terri
Can your GF flour be used in this recipe?
chrystal
Yes, both my blends work in this recipe.
Best,
Chrystal
Andrea
I never write reviews but for this recipe I just have to. I just started the gluten-free journey and this recipe is golden! My whole family loved it!!! I wasn't going to tell my kids it was gluten free but my husband let it slip. Everybody loved it. I made it exactly as written but cooked it on the pizza stone on the grill because I didn't want to turn on the oven and heat up the kitchen It was delicious!
Thank you!!!
chrystal
I am so glad everyone loved it. Thank you for letting me know.
Best,
Chrystal
Pam Kennedy
What red sauce for dipping did you use?
chrystal
I used a pizza sauce that I found at my local store.
Best,
Chrystal
Kelsey
Mine came out completely uncooked on the inside. How thin do you make it and how long do you let it rise? I want fluffy sticks.
chrystal
Hi Kelsey,
They should have been cooked through. Maybe next time make sure your ingredients are at room temp (if they weren't), that the yeast wasn't expire or bad, that your oven is heating to the right temp, and that the pizza stone heated with the oven. You can let them rise for 30-60 minutes.
I hope that helps,
Chrystal
Melissa
This was hands down the best. I’ll def use this for my homemade pizza crust recipe as well.
I used Cup4Cup flour and I also used canola oil instead. Turned out fluffy!
Do you have a GF sandwich bread recipe?
chrystal
I am so glad you like it. I do have a recipe for sandwich bread! You can find it on my homepage or by typing bread in the search bar on my page.
Best,
Chrystal
Morgan
I haven't tried an obscene amount of GF crusts but I've done ATK and King Arthur Baking and Gluten Free on a Shoestring amongst others. This is the best crust I've come across for pizza fries in years. Amen.
I hope my learning experience and first attempt helps others.
The recipe creator used Bob Mill's GF flour. I used America's Test Kitchen flour blend (you have to make your own). I used 1 tsp of xantham gum because as a rule of thumb, you use 1/2 tsp XG for every cup of GF flour used if XG isn't already part of your flour blend. I started with a tsp of the xantham and I added my GF flour until I reached the right weight amount=285 grams.
I just don't want people to be deterred if they don't have Bob Mill's GF flour because this recipe is exemplary. You've got this!
I did everything else exactly as described in the recipe. My only complaint is that the dough for me was a little bland. The texture was phenomenal however! (I made it thin. I didn't let the dough rise and get fluffy. I used an oiled spatula to start spreading the dough on parchment but then got my hands wet and smoothed the dough out with water on my hands. Wet hands is how I deal with GF doughs a lot. It makes things so much easier.)
I think I need to add more salt to the dough next time and I saw that someone else used garlic. So, that's going to be my next batch which if that's not tonight will be tomorrow.
I can't thank you enough, recipe creator! You restored my faith in pizza crust humanity.
chrystal
You are very welcome, Morgan. I am so glad that you liked it. Thank you for sharing what you used.
Best,
Chrystal
Jessica
Have you tried to freeze this dough to use later? If so how did it turn out?
Lindsay
Hi Jessica! We haven't tried freezing the dough, but with the Pizza recipe, we freeze par-cooked crusts. Rolled out, baked for 10 minutes or so, then cooled and frozen. Then you can bake it with cheese and toppings later. If you try freezing the dough, come back and let us know how it worked please!
Bunny
I made your pizza crust twice this week. I used Namasta gluten free flour cause one of us doesn't tolerate potato starch. Delicious. I am making your bread sticks for my birthday dinner to dip in homemade chimichurri.
Thank you, Bunny.
Lindsay
Hi Bunny! So glad you like the recipe! Enjoy.
Kelley
This recipe is a home run! Thank you! I used cup4cup flour and I added some salt, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning on top of the dough before baking. So delicious, definitely satisfied my craving.
Wendy Stoltz
You're welcome, Kelley! I'm thrilled to hear that the recipe was a home run for you and that you were able to customize it to your liking.