Italian Bread II

Name: Italian Bread II
Prep time: 2 h 40 min
Cook time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons active dry yeast; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 1 Tbsp cornmeal; 1 egg; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp sesame seeds; 710 milliliters unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp water; 266 milliliters warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

The recipe Italian Bread II could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in roughly 2 hours and 40 minutes. Watching your figure? This dairy free and vegetarian recipe has 224 calories, 8g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of active yeast, water, sesame seeds, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Add all ingredients except egg, 1 tablespoon water, sesame seeds, and cornmeal into your bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select the dough cycle.

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Divide dough into 2 parts and form into loaves.

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Sprinkle cornmeal on greased baking sheet.

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Cornmeal

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Place loaves on pan seam side down.

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Brush top of loaves with water.

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Let rise til double, about 50 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Brush loaves with egg wash.

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Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Make 4 cuts about 1/4 inch deep across top of log.

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Place a pan of hot water in bottom of oven.

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Bake bread for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden. To make a nice crusty bread, bake bread in the afternoon and pop into oven again for 5 minutes before meal. Makes a very crusty bread! You would be surprised how much better it is if you heat it that last 5 minutes. Try it. I learned this in a bread machine class!

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Servings:

2teaspoons

active dry yeast 1Tbsp

sesame seeds 710milliliters

unbleached all-purpose flour 1Tbsp

water 266milliliters

warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian can be paired with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Barone Ricasoli Castello di Brolio Chianti Classico Gran Selezione with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 60 dollars per bottle.