Italian Herb Bread I Food

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.

ITALIAN HERB PARMESAN QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• To make the buttermilk add the milk and vinegar to a medium size bowl and stir.
• If using store bought buttermilk, omit the above step.
• Place all of the dry ingredients (except for the cheese to top the bread) into a large bowl and whisk to combine.
• Pour in the milk mixture into the flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until it's a thick, lumpy and pasty consistency.
• Spoon the batter evenly into a loaf pan that has been liberally sprayed with cooking spray.
• Top the batter with the remaining Parmesan cheese and bake in a preheated oven for approximately 60 minutes or until the bread is golden brown.
• Allow the loaf to cool for 5 minutes and then turn the loaf out onto a cooling rack for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving.

ITALIAN HERB BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Follow instructions for your bread machine.
• My machine instructs to measure ingredients in the order listed into the baking pan. (I mix the water and powdered milk and microwave for about 30 seconds on high before putting in pan.).
• Insert baking pan into oven chamber and secure pan.
• Select basic bread setting and 2 pound loaf.
• When cycle ends, I put the loaf into a large zip lock bag, seal, and place on wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

BREAD MACHINE - ITALIAN HERB BREAD

Steps:

• Bread Machine settings - 1.5 or 2 pound loaf, light color and "basic" bread setting
• Make sure the bread machine is unplugged and remove the bread pan from the bread machine.
• Pour the milk into the bread pan and then add the other ingredients (including the Italian herb seasoning). Place the bread machine yeast in last and the yeast should not touch the liquid (until the bread machine is turned on and the ingredients start to be mixed together).
• Place the bread pan back in the bread machine and plug in the bread machine.
• Enter the correct settings into your bread machine (i.e. 1.5 or 2 lb, light color & basic setting) and press the "start" button.
• After the bread machine has finished baking the bread, unplug the bread machine. Remove the bread from the bread pan and place it on a cooling rack. Use oven mitts when removing the bread pan from the bread machine as it will be very hot!
• In our Sunbeam bread machine, the baking takes about 3 hours for a 2 pound bread (and 2:53 hours for a 1.5 lb bread loaf) at the light color & basic bread settings. However, some machines can differ and you don't want to be away from home when the bread machine "finished" alarm goes off! Your bread machine should show you the length of the baking time after you have entered the settings into the machine. This will allow you to know when to be in the kitchen in order to remove the bread.

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 II

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Select the Medium Crust and Basic/White Bread settings, and press Start.

ITALIAN HERB BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients.
• Cut dough into 24 pieces. Roll each piece into a 12-inch rope. Sprinkle evenly with Parmesan mixture.
• Place ropes, 1-inch apart, on lightly greased baking sheets. COver with plastic wrap and let rise at room temp for 20 minutes.
• Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes or until golden. Brush with melted butter, and sprinkle with kosher salt. Cool on wire rack 10 minutes.

ITALIAN TOMATO HERB BREAD

Steps:

• Heat tomato puree in microwave or on stovetop to 100º F-110ºF. Stir in yeast and sugar; allow to stand 5 minutes. Add onions.
• Combine 4 cups (white and whole wheat) flour, salt, Italian seasoning, basil, garlic powder, black pepper and celery seed in large mixing bowl. Beat in tomato mixture and melted butter. Stir in 1-3/4 cups flour; mix well with electric mixer.
• Knead 5 to 10 minutes on a floured surface until dough is smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl; cover and let rise about 40 minutes or until double.
• Punch down; divide the dough in half. Form each half into a round loaf and place in a greased 9-inch round cake pan, or place both loaves on a greased baking sheet. Cover; let rise about 40 minutes or until double. Brush surface with egg white.
• Bake at 350º F for 40 to 45 minutes. Enjoy!

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).

ITALIAN HERB BRAID

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix 1 1/4 C flour, sugar, yeast, oregano, thyme and salt.
• In another bowl, combine water, butter and milk.
• Microwave until 130 degrees f. Gradually add to dry ingredients.
• Beat 2 minutes at medium, then 2 minutes on high.
• With spoon, stir in enough flour to make soft elastic dough. Knead in adequate flour so that the dough is not sticky. (About 4 minutes.)
• Divide dough into thirds and roll each into a 24" rope.
• Braid three ropes and tuck ends under.
• Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Place on greased baking sheet over a shallow pan half full of boiling water. Cover and let rise 25 minutes.
• Bake at 400 for 25 minutes.
• Cool on rack.

ITALIAN HERB BREAD

Steps:

• Tip the flour into a bowl and mix in the yeast and salt. Create a well with your hands or the back of the spoon at the bottom of the bowl. Measure out 150ml of both water and oil and stir half of the liquid.
• Now bring together to make a soft dough- adding what is left of the liquid when needed. I normally use my hand for this bit but a knife or wooden spoon is fine. Tip onto a lightly floured surface and knead for ten minutes- if the bread mix is sticky put flour on your hands. Don't worry if your dough is a bit on the wet side.
• Oil the bowl you used for the flour and place your dough in the centre- Add a little drizzle of oil over the dough itself as this helps it prove. Cover with cling film- making sure it tightly stretched across the top of the bowl to not let any hot air out and leave in a warm place for 1-2 hrs or till it has doubled in size. Use a spatula to scrape the dough back onto the floured surface you used earlier. Knock back the dough and knead for a further 5 minutes adding the herbs as you go- you can use different herbs then the ones suggested!
• Place the dough on a baking tray or if you want a proper loaf shape-a loaf tin! and again cover the tray in cling film and leave in a warm place till it doubles in size. When it has done this, uncover and bake your bread at 180C/160 fan/gas 6 for 15- 20 minutes till hollow. Allow the bread to cool for at least 5 minutes before you try to cut or taste the bread.

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.