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Italian Bread Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 3/4 cups warm water (105º to 115º F)
2 packages Fleischmann's Active Dry Yeast
2 tsp. salt
5 to 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Additional flour, optional
Directions:
Directions:
Place 1/2 cup warm water in large warm bowl
Sprinkle in yeast
Stir until dissolved
Add remaining water, salt and 2 cups of flour
Blend well
Stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough
Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes
Place in greased bowl, turning to grease top
Cover
Let rise in war, daft free place until doubled in size, about 20-40 minutes
Punch dough down
Remove dough to lightly floured surface
Divide in half
Roll each half to 12-inch circle
Roll up each circle tightly as for jelly roll to make loaf
Pinch seams and ends to seal
Taper ends by gently rolling back and forth
Place loaves, seams down, on large greased baking sheet
Cover
Let rise in warm place until doubled in size, about 20-40 minutes
Lightly dust loaves with additional flour, if desired
With sharp knife, make 3 or 4 diagonal slashes (1/4 inch deep) across top of each loaf
Bake at 400º F for 25 minutes or until done
Remove from sheet
Let cool on wire rack
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
2 loaves

 

 

 

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