Crusty Italian Bread

I wanted to make a loaf of bread to serve with the Beef and Mushroom Ragu over Rigatoni. I decided to try something different from our usual French bread, and found this recipe for a crusty Italian bread on Allrecipes. This wonderful Italian bread turned out absolutely delicious and paired nicely with the rigatoni and a big green salad.

Crusty Italian Bread:

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup of warm water
• 3/4 tsp olive oil
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp brown sugar
• 2 cups of flour
• 1 1/8 tsp yeast
• Cornmeal
• 1 egg + 1 tbsp water

How to Make Crusty Italian Bread

Place the water, olive oil, salt, brown sugar, flour, and yeast into a bread machine pan in that order. Turn the bread machine to the dough setting and push start.

Once the dough cycle has been completed (mine lasts 1 1/2 hours). Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough into a rectangle then roll up jelly-roll style and pinch the seam closed.

Place the loaf onto a silpat mat that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover with a cloth and let rise, until doubled in size, about 40 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Combine the egg with the water and beat until thoroughly mixed. Brush the egg mixture on the top of the loaf. Carefully slice a long single cut down the center of the loaf with a very sharp knife. Place the silpat mat onto a baking sheet.

Place into the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes or golden brown and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.

Crusty Italian Bread

Print Recipe Pin Recipe Rate Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes

Rising Time:: 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 2 hours hours 50 minutes minutes

Course: Breads and Muffins

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 1 loaf

Author: Pam - For the Love of Cooking / Original by Allrecipes

Equipment

• Baking Sheet

Ingredients

• ⅔ cup of warm water
• ¾ tsp olive oil
• ¾ tsp salt
• 1 ½ tsp brown sugar
• 2 cups of flour
• 1 ⅛ tsp yeast
• Cornmeal
• 1 egg + 1 tbsp water

Instructions

• Place the water, olive oil, salt, brown sugar, flour, and yeast into a bread machine pan in that order. Turn the bread machine to the dough setting and push start.
• Once the dough cycle has been completed (mine lasts 1 1/2 hours).
• Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough into a rectangle then roll up jelly-roll style and pinch the seam closed.
• Place the loaf onto a silpat mat that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover with a cloth and let rise, until doubled in size, about 40 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine the egg with the water and beat until thoroughly mixed. Brush the egg mixture on the top of the loaf. Carefully slice a long single cut down the center of the loaf with a very sharp knife. Place the onto a baking sheet.
• Place into the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes or golden brown and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.

DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE?Tag @4loveofcooking on instagram and hashtag it #4loveofcooking