Italian Bread

Name: Italian Bread Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 5 1/2-6 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 teaspoons salt; 5 teaspoons active dry yeast (2 packages ); 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine softened; 1 3/4 cups very warm water (120 -130 F); cornmeal

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Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

5 1/2-6 cups all-purpose flour1 tablespoon sugar2 teaspoons salt5 teaspoons active dry yeast (2 packages )1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, softened1 3/4 cups very warm water (120 -130 F)cornmeal

Directions

In large bowl thoroughly mix 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt and undissolved yeast. Add butter. Gradually add warm water to dry ingredients and beat 2 minutes with mixer at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Add 3/4 cup flour. Beat at high speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in enough additional flour to make a stiff dough. Turn dough onto a lightly floured board and knead until smooth and elastic (about 8-10 minutes). Cover dough with plastic wrap and then a towel and let it rest for 20 minutes. To make loaves: Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 15x10 inch rectangle.
Starting at wide side, roll up tightly; pinch seam to seal. Taper ends by rolling gently back and forth.Place the shaped dough seam side down on greased baking sheets sprinkled with cornmeal.
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Brush dough with oil. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2-24 hours. When ready to bake, remove from refrigerator and uncover carefully. Let dough stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. Make 3 or 4 diagonal slits in dough with a sharp knife or razor blade. Bake at 425�F for 20 minutes for loaves.

Serving Size: Makes 16 2 inch pieces

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ABRAHAMZON_J.

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 187.8
Total Fat: 1.6 g
Cholesterol: 1.9 mg
Sodium: 298.3 mg
Total Carbs: 36.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
Protein: 5.5 g

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Member Reviews

ALILDUCKLING
Thank you for this recipe. I have trouble making the loaves the right length nad keeping the seams under the loaf on the pan, but that is my own learning curve for now. I saw this in an old Fleischmann's recipe book and was glad to not have to type it up. - 4/7/16