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Ingredients
| water: 3 cups (warm) |
| active dry yeast: 1 Tbl |
| granulated sugar: 1/2 tsp |
| salt: 1 Tbl |
| unbleached all-purpose flour (unsifted): 8 cups |
Italian Bread
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User rating:
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Prep Time
120 min -
Cook Time
30 min -
Servings
21 serving(s)
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- Dissolve the sugar in the water, then sprinkle in the yeast, stir an wait 10 minutes.
- Add the salt and 4 cups of flour and beat for three minutes.
- Add in 2-3 more cups of flour, stir or knead.
- Add more flour until you have enough to make a good stiff dough.
- Knead until smooth and soft.
- Grease a good sized bowl and turn the bread over in it, lightly greasing all sides.
- Cover with plastic wrap.
- Rise until doubled in a warm place.
- Punch down and divide into three parts.
- Knead each, return to bowl, cover again and let rise.
- When doubled, pre-heat oven to 450 degrees.
- Knead gently and shape the dough into three oblong shapes.
- Place on a large, lightly greased baking sheet which has been sprinkled with corn meal Cover with a cloth and let rise until doubled.
- Just before baking, score bread with a sharp knife very lightly down the middle then mist bread with water.
- Turn the bread and mist every 5 minutes.
- Bake 20 min or so or until the bread is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.