Do you know what happens when you make 3 different kinds of bread dough in one afternoon? I do. I gigantic loaf of Italian bread happens!!! Seriously - this loaf of Italian bread was huge. It was a result of poor timing really. I started out making a batch of bread dough and while that was rising, I started a batch of whole wheat roll dough. I set that on the counter to rise and then I started a batch of Italian bread dough. No problem. Three doughs rising perfectly on the counter. Everything was going smoothly UNTIL I started to bake the first batch of bread and realized that my Italian dough was going to have to wait a REALLY long time before I could bake it. (Like a couple of hours long!) It just kept rising and rising and rising. I should really know better than to try and make all of that bread in one afternoon. I sliced the giant loaf of Italian bread and despite its gargantuan size, it was really tasty. It didn't seem to really be affected by the 3 hours of proofing. I was pleasantly surprised. This recipe came from www.micheleswomancave.blogspot.com. She made her bread in a bread machine so I modified her recipe to make it without. Italian Bread 3 cups bread flour 2 1/2 tsp bread machine active dry yeast 1 1/4 cups warm water 2 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp brown sugar 2 tbsp extra light virgin olive oil 1 large egg slightly beaten 1 tbsp water
Bake for 30 minutes at 350°F I am anxious to make this recipe again without over proofing the dough and see how it turns out. I have to admit, this giant Italian loaf - not so bad.
Ciao!
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