Recipe of the Day - Pizza Factory Bread Twists

Courtesy of Life as a Lofthouse
(http://life-as-a-lofthouse.blogspot.com/2011/02/bread-twists.html)

Difficulty Level: medium
Rating: 3 1/2 stars

So, if you have ever eaten at the Pizza Factory, you know how delicious the bread twists are. They are my favorite thing about the restaurant! I love them. I have tried a few different recipes, and this is the one I like the best. Here you go:

1 1/2 cups hot water
1 Tbs yeast
1 Tbs sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbs olive oil
3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
8 wet skewers

Glaze:

3 Tbs butter, melted
1/4 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp dill weed
1/8 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions: Combine water and yeast in a large bowl. Mix and let sit for 10 minutes or until yeast has dissolved. Then mix in sugar, salt and oil. Gradually stir in 3 cups of flour. Mix until all combined and dough is formed. Cover bowl and let dough rise until doubled in size. (30-60 minutes)
Take dough out of bowl and place onto a lightly floured, clean surface. Knead in 1/2 cup of flour. Knead for 5 minutes. Cut dough into quarters, then cut quarters in half to make 8 pieces of dough. Stretch dough and twist around a wet skewer to form a bread twist from top to bottom. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough. Once twists are all formed and on cookie sheet, cover with a kitchen towel and let rise again until doubled in size. (30 min. or so )
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake bread twists for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. While bread twists are baking, get your glaze ready. In a small bowl mix together melted butter and all seasonings. Once twists are done, remove from oven and immediately brush with all of the glaze. After all the glaze is brushed on, sprinkle the Parmesan cheese evenly over bread twist and serve immediately.