I love my bread machine. It makes things so so easy. I hate kneading dough, but I love homemade bread so we are a match made in heaven. Here is the jumbo sized rustic Italian bread that I made this morning. Not sure what I'm going to use it for (other than the obvious!) but I think I'd like to plan our meal over it tonight.
Recipe is as follows:
Rustic Italian Bread
makes two loaves or one large
1 1/2 cups warm water
2 1/2 Tbs EVO
2 1/2 tsps Sea Salt
1 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
4 cups bread flour
1/2 wheat bran
2 1/2 tsp instant or bread machine yeast
Sesame seeds and extra wheat bran to coat
Put everything into the bread machine as listed and let knead and rise. After it kneads the second time, remove it and shape into your desired loaves (or loaf). Rub with the sesame seeds on top and wheat bran on the bottom. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425 for 30 minutes before baking. Be sure to place a broiling pan in the bottom during this time. Let dough rise a second time, another 45 mins or so. When finished, places bread on baking sheet into the oven. Add a full cup of water to the broiling pan below and shut the oven door immediately. Cook about 25 minutes.
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