Italian Bread

Homemade Italian bread

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Add yeast, half cup of warm water, and sugar into a bowl and let stand several minutes

Step 2

Add two cups hot water, sugar, salt, vegetable oil, and 3 cups flour into mixer, and mix well with the dough hook.

Step 3

Add yeast mixture, and two more cups flour, blend well.

Step 4

If dough is still too sticky, add 1/4 cup of flour at a time until less wet. Do not over dry dough.

Step 5

Take dough out of mixer, cover with kitchen towel and rest for 1 hour.

Step 6

Remove dough from bowl, cut into two and flatten to about length of a half sheet pan..

Step 7

Roll and place on sheet pan, cover and let rise again for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400F

Step 8

Slice top diagonally at about 1 to 2 inch intervals, then brush crust with olive oil.

Step 9

Put into preheated 400F oven for 25-30 minutes.