Italian bread

Name: Italian bread
Total time: 6300 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup 100-110 deg F water; 2 tbsp olive oil; 3 cup bread flour; 2 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tbsp active dry yeast; 1/4 cup cornmeal; 1 egg white beaten

gatlin69 @gatlin69

Tried a recipe from a flour bag....sometimes they turn out to be a winner.

gatlin69 @gatlin69

Tried a recipe from a flour bag....sometimes they turn out to be a winner.

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Ingredients

1 hour 45 mins

12 servings

1 cup100-110 deg F water
2 tbspolive oil
3 cupbread flour
2 tspsugar
1/2 tspsalt
1 tbspactive dry yeast
1/4 cupcornmeal
1egg white beaten

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Steps

1 hour 45 mins

1

Combine flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Mix well.
2

Add warm water and oil. Mix well.
3

Kneed in mixer for 4 min.
4

Turn into a greased bowl. Cover and let rise for 40 mins.
5

Sprinkle cornmeal on a greased baking sheet.
6

Punch down dough. Recover and let rest for 15 mins.
7

Shape dough into a baguette shaped loaf (around 12 inch) and place on cornmeal covered baking sheet. Cover and let rise 40 mins
8

Preheat oven to 375° F. With a knife make a 1 deep cut along the top of the loaf.
9

Brush top with egg white.
10

Bake for 25 to 35 mins. Lightly tapping on the loaf should produce a hollow sound.