Peasant Bread
Ingredients
- 2 ½
- 3 Cups of Bread Flour
- 1 Packet
of Active Dry Yeast
- 1 Teaspoon
of Salt
- 1 Tablespoon
of Olive Oil
- 1 Cup of
Hot Water
- Non-Stick
Cooking Spray
Dump 1 cup of bread flour
into large bowl, add water, salt & yeast. Blend well by hand or mixer.
Add remaining flour 1 cup at a time till a rough ball of dough forms.
( You may not need all the flour.)
Knead dough on a floured
surface for 15 minutes. Add flour to dough if dough becomes
sticky. Place into a large deep bowl smeared with 1 Tablespoon
of olive oil. Turn dough ball to coat with oil. Cover bowl with
kitchen towel & place in warm spot in room.
Allow dough to double
– about 2 hours. Punch down, shape & place on a baking sheet
lined with parchment. Again, allow to double in size – about 1 hour.
Place bread in pie plate
sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
Bake at 400 degrees in
preheated oven till golden brown – about 45 minutes of waiting.
Entire loaf contains
about 1,300 calories.
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