skye's almost-as-good-as-bakery, crusty italian bread

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Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

His girl skye

skye's almost-as-good-as-bakery, crusty italian bread

yummy goodness. totally a 5 start recipe. ::nods nods::... it's easy to make and so delicious. crusty on the outside. .. soft and chewy on the inside. and the smell.... it's heavenly.

Ingredient

1 cup

warm water heated to 100 degrees F

2 tbsp

olive oil

3 cup

bread flour

2 tsp

sugar

1/2 tsp

salt

(1/4 oz) pkg active dry yeast

cornmeal (for sprinkling on pan)

egg white beaten (for brushing the top of bread)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

lightly spoon flour into measuring cup and level off.

* Step 2

in a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and yeast. mix well.

* Step 3

add warm water and oil. mix well. at this point I let the dough rest for about 10 minutes.

* Step 4

turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. knead dough 10 minutes or until soft and smooth.

* Step 5

place dough in a lightly greased bowl. cover with plastic wrap and cloth towel. let rise in a warm place until doubled. usually anywhere from 40 minutes to 1 1/2 hours.

* Step 6

sprinkle ungreased cookie sheet with cornmeal.

* Step 7

turn out dough and punch it down. cover dough with inverted bowl and allow to rest on counter for 15 minutes.

* Step 8

shape dough into baguette-shaped loaf about 12 inches long. place on cornmeal-coated cookie sheet. cover and let rise in warm place for 30 - 45 minutes ot until doubled in size.