Thursday, September 15, 2011

Italian Bread... from the bread machine

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Ingredients:

Dough:
4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 1/3 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast

Egg Wash:
1 egg
1 tablespoon water

2 tablespoons cornmeal
Directions:

1.  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.

2.  Punch down the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Form dough into two loaves. Place the loaves seam side down on a cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick spray and 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).

3.  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. 

4.  Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until loaves sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.

5.  Enjoy!

Note: You can use 2 cups bread flour plus 2 cups all-purpose flour in place of the 4 cups all-purpose flour.

Blessings,

     Ellen

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8 comments:

  1. oh ellen...i am just getting back into bread making and am envious of your pane italiano! i don't have a bread machine but thinking it would still work by hand, no? thank you for sharing with tuesday night supper club!

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  2. Wow, your loaves look just like the ones in the store. I also love that it's a bread machine recipe which means not much clean up.

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  3. I pinned this, look fantastic!! Stop over for a visit sometime!

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  4. That sounds amazing! I love Italian bread :) AND my mom sent me a bread maker for my birthday!

    Stopping by from Tasty Tues (FTLOB)

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  5. P.S. Thanks for linking up on my linky :)

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  6. Yes, please! :) I would love it if you shared it on Makin' You Crave Monday over at my blog, MrsHappyHomemaker.com!!

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  7. Hi Ellen,
    What beautiful bread, it looks so delicious. I can almost smell it cooking in the oven. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope you are having a great week!
    Come Back Soon,
    Miz Helen

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  8. Thanks for linking up to Whisking Wednesdays last week. I love italian bread and can't wait to try it in my bread machine! I featured your recipe this week. I hope to see you back again this week.

    http://pinchofthisthatandtheother.blogspot.com/2011/09/whisking-wednesdays-19.html

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