Italian Bread Bread Machineoven Food

ITALIAN PARMESAN BREAD FOR BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Add ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer.
• Mine is water first, then flour, then seasonings and cheese, lastly yeast.
• Run on basic or delay cycle.

ITALIAN BREAD-BREAD MACHINE/OVEN

Steps:

• 1. Place 1 3/4 c. plus 3 tablespoons of water (I just use very hot tap water) and oil in machine pan. In a bowl sift 5 c. of flour, add salt, sugar, and powdered milk. Pour into bread pan. Make small indention on top of flour and add yeast.
• 2. Use DOUGH cycle if you wish to cook the bread in the oven. (Other use cycle designated to bake bread).
• 3. Once dough has mixed, kneaded, rested, and risen, bring out onto lightly floured surface, cut in half. Place in two bread loaf pans that have been sprayed with non stick spray oil. Brush top of loaves with butter or olive oil, or spray with spray oil. Bake 375° for 35-40 min.
• 4. Cast Iron skillet method: Once dough has risen in machine, remove and place in a 13" greased skillet, cover, let rise until doubled in size. Bake 375° for 33 min. Sprinkle coarse sea salt on top before baking if desired.

ITALIAN BREAD USING A BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Place flour, brown sugar, warm water, salt, olive oil and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press Start.
• Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Form dough into two loaves. Place the loaves seam side down on a cutting board generously sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover the loaves with a damp cloth and let rise, until doubled in volume about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a small bowl, beat together egg and 1 tablespoon water. Brush the risen loaves with egg mixture. Make a single long, quick cut down the center of the loaves with a sharp knife. Gently shake the cutting board to make sure that the loaves are not sticking. If they stick, use a spatula or pastry knife to loosen. Slide the loaves onto a baking sheet with one quick but careful motion.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until loaves sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.

BREAD MACHINE ITALIAN BREAD (BAKED IN OVEN)

Steps:

• Place the water, flours, olive oil, salt, sugar and yeast in the bread pan in order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Place into the bread machine and set to dough cycle; press start.
• When the cycle has finished deflate the dough and remove to a lightly floured surface.
• Divide the dough evenly in half (or you may leave in one large piece).
• Cover the dough with a clean tea towel and let rest for 4-5 minutes.
• Roll up the dough, shape into two loaves, then seal the seam.
• Place the loaves spaced well apart seam-side down on a 15 x 10-inch baking sheet that has been generously sprinkled with cornmeal.
• Cover with a clean tea towel and let rise for about 40 minutes to 1 hour (be careful not to over rise your dough or it will deflate when brushing with the egg mixture and will taste yeasty after baked).
• In a small bowl whisk together egg with water.
• Brush the egg mixture gently over the loaves.
• Make one long fast slit down the middle of the dough using a very sharp small knife or a razor blade.
• Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Immediately remove the loaves to a wooden cutting board (if the loaves stick to the pan gently place a spatula underneath loaves to loosen).

ITALIAN BREAD FOR THE BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Put first 7 ingredients into bread machine in order listed (or as per your bread machine's instructions).
• Start bread machine, again as per your instructions.
• (Mine says cook as"French" bread with a Medium crust).
• When prompted to add ingredients (usually towards the end of the second knead) add the mashed garlic cloves, onion, oregano,cheeses& black pepper.
• Let bread rise& cook.
• Serve warm with butter.

LINDA'S FANTABULOUS ITALIAN BREAD A B M

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 375 while dough rises. If you are using a pizza stone it is important to have it screaming hot.
• Put all ingredients **except** last 5 into bread machine on DOUGH cycle. Run through the entire dough cycle, turn off the machine and start it over so you get two kneading and rising cycles. It will make a nice difference in the loaf.
• Put dough onto a silpat which is on a cookie sheet with no edges and punch down, letting it rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Shape into a rectangle on the silpat.
• Roll the dough from the long side, pinching it as you roll to prevent it from unrolling.
• Gently move the loaf to one side of the pan.
• Sprinkle the silpat with cornmeal and position the loaf 'kitty cornered' in the pan, with the seam side down.
• Let rise in a warm spot covered with a damp towel for 30 to 40 minutes until it is doubled (I use my proofing oven on the lowest setting, about 100 degrees.
• With a very sharp knife, carefully slash the loaf in 4 places.
• Mix the egg white with a drop of water and gently brush it on the loaf. Wait 5 minutes and gently brush it again.
• Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds (I really cover the loaf heavily and it looks so beautiful when it comes out of the oven).
• Put the silpat onto your baking stone quickly by sliding it off of the baking sheet which has no sides. If you are not using a stone just put the pan in the oven as usual.
• Toss 6 ice cubes onto the bottom of your oven and shut the door. Repeat 10 minutes later with 6 more ice cubes.
• Bake a total of 35 to 40 minutes or until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped. 15. Cool on a wire rack before slicing.
• Wonderful with pasta.
• Leftovers make great toast!

ITALIAN BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Add into bread machine container, warmed water, olive oil, sugar, yeast. Let yeast foam a bit.
• Dump in flour (start with 2 1/2 cups); add salt on top of flour.
• Turn on bread machine to dough setting. Watch for the first bit and add flour as needed to get a good dough. (elastic and not sticky).
• Get cookie sheet ready by lightly oiling with olive oil and sprinkle on cornmeal.
• Form dough into loaf and set on cookie sheet with tea towel to cover until doubled in size.
• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• Cut slits diagonally in loaf with sharp knife. Brush with egg white.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown and when you knock the bottom of bread it sounds hollow.