Herbed Italian Loaf Food

ITALIAN HERB BREAD I

Steps:

• Mix yeast, warm water, and white sugar together in a large bowl. Set aside for five minutes, or until mixture becomes foamy.
• Stir olive oil, salt, herbs, garlic powder, onion powder, cheese, and 3 cups flour into the yeast mixture. Gradually mix in the next three cups of flour. Dough will be stiff.
• Knead dough for 5 to 10 minutes, or until it is smooth and rubbery. Place in an oiled bowl, and turn to cover the surface of the dough with oil. Cover with a damp linen dish towel. Allow to rise for one hour, or until the dough has doubled in size.
• Punch dough down to release all the air. Shape into two loaves. Place loaves on a greased cookie sheet, or into two greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise until doubled in size, about a 30 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Remove loaves from pan(s), and let cool on wire racks for at least 15 minutes before slicing.

ITALIAN HERB BREAD

Steps:

• Mix yeast, warm water and sugar together in a large bowl. Set aside for five minutes, or until mixture becomes foamy.
• Stir in olive oil, salt, herbs, garlic powder, onion powder, cheese and 3 cups flour into the yeast mixture.
• Gradually mix in next three cups of flour. (Dough will be stiff). Knead for 5 to 10 minutes, or until it is smooth and elastic.
• Place in an oiled bowl, turning to cover sides with oil. Cover with a damp linen towel, or plastic wrap. Let rise for 1 hour, or until dough has doubled.
• Punch down to release all the air. Shape into two loaves. Place loaves on a greased cookie sheet, or into two 9x5 inch, greased pans.
• Allow to rise for 1/2 hour again, until doubled in a warm place.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Remove loaves from pans and let cool on wire racks for at least 15 minutes, before slicing.

HERBED ITALIAN LOAF

Steps:

• Place warm water, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, flour and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press Start.
• Most machines have a 'beep' toward the end of their cycle that allows you to add additional ingredients. Sprinkle in oregano and basil at this time.
• When machine's Dough cycle has ended, turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape into an oval or round loaf. Place loaf on a baking sheet that has been well greased with olive oil. Cover with a damp towel and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons water with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cut three slits on top of bread. Brush entire loaf with salt water mixture and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden and bottom of loaf sounds hollow when tapped. This bread will be hard when it comes out of the oven. Let sit 10 minutes to soften before cutting.

ITALIAN HERB BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C.
• To make sure that the dry yeast you are using is active, you need to proof it. Soak the dry yeast in the warm water and dissolve sugar in it. Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes. Wait till the bubbles rise from the dissolved yeast-sugar mixture.
• Wash, Rinse and finely chop the tomatoes, coriander leaves, parsley leaves and the rosemary leaves.
• Sieve all the flours in one bowl.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the mixture of sieved flours with the yeast mixture.
• Combine them properly with each other.
• Now add the chopped tomatoes and all the chopped herbs.
• Drizzle some olive oil into the mixture.
• Sprinkle garlic powder, milk powder, onion powder and oregano with a pinch of salt over the mixture.
• Add a little water to bind the dough and start folding to form the smooth dough.
• Knead with light hands till you form one mass.
• The dough should be pliable but not sticky.
• Rub some olive oil over your palms and roll the dough with your hands once again.
• Keep it in a bowl covered with plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes so that it doubles in volume.
• Take the dough from bowl and keep on a platform surface.
• Knead once again with smooth hands till it becomes elastic in nature.
• Make small round or oval shaped balls and place a cut with a knife.
• Grease the baking tray with the oil or butter.
• Arrange the dough balls of loaf into the greased pan.
• Again, keep them to rest for 20 minutes by covering with a lid.
• Before you keep them in the oven, brush them with the olive oil.
• Sprinkle rosemary leaves with a little bit of rock salt.
• Let them bake in the oven for half an hour till they have become golden brown and crispy.
• If they are cooked perfectly, their base would become hollow on tapping.
• Take them out from the oven and keep on a cooling tray.
• Grate the Romano Cheese over the bread loaf.
• Spread the Italian seasoning over the bread evenly.
• And finally, Season with extra spice powders.

ITALIAN MEATLOAF WITH GARLIC HERB GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
• Combine the meatloaf mix, breadcrumbs, mozzarella, sundried tomatoes, Parmesan, parsley, basil, oregano, Worcestershire, eggs, onion, 1/4 cup of the ketchup, half of the garlic, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Use your hands and mix together until combined well.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking sheet and form it into a compact oval-shaped loaf, about 9-by-5-inches. Bake the meatloaf for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together the vinegar, brown sugar, Italian seasoning, the remaining 1/4 cup ketchup and garlic in a small bowl. Brush the top and sides of the meatloaf all over with the garlic-herb glaze. Continue to bake until the glaze starts to caramelize and a thermometer inserted in the center of the meatloaf registers 160 degrees F, about 25 minutes more. Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
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ITALIAN HERB BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. , Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed).

HERBED ITALIAN BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Cut bread diagonally into 1-inch slices.
• Mix remaining ingredients. Spread butter mixture over one side of cut surfaces of bread; reassemble loaf.
• Wrap loaf securely in heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until hot.

HERBED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, using hands, combine all ingredients. Place in loaf pan and bake for 40 minutes or internal temperature reads 150 degrees on meat thermometer. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

HERB LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in the sugar, butter, parsley, basil, salt, oregano, thyme, garlic powder and 1 cup flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5-6 minutes. Place in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down; turn onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into loaf. Place in a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool.

ITALIAN HERB LOAF FOR BREAD MAKER

Steps:

• Combine and bake!