Italian Bread RecipesLearn why italian bread recipes play a dominant role in every italian's life and get of course also our best bread recipe tip. Part of social occasion & hospitabilityIn Italian cuisine, the sharing of bread is part of the social occasion of the dinner, and breaking bread is still a traditional part of hospitality.However, the bread isn't just an appetizer. It's an excuse to linger over the meal, dipping it into a savory sauce and continuing conversations about the topics of the day. Served properly, the bread is hot out of the oven, with a flaky crust and a white, airy texture on the inside. It will look like a giant hot cross bun. My favorite italian bread recipeIngredients:3 cups of bread flour 2 cups of warm water 1/4 oz of packet yeast 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp of olive oil. Mix the yeast with the warm water and sugar, and let it start its actions; while the yeast is going, mix in the flour and salt in a food processor, using the heavy blade. After they're blended, gently add in the yeast and water mixture, and knead for a minute, two at most. After kneading, put the dough in a greased bowl; warning – it'll be sticky. Cover it and let it rise until it's doubled, then punch it down. Separate it into two loaves, and put each one on a greased cookie sheet or bread pan. Let the loaves rise until they've doubled again. Drizzle a half tea spoon of olive oil on the top of each loaf after they've doubled, and bake in a preheated oven at 450 degrees, misting it with water once or twice to harden the crust. For a chewier bread, drop the water to 1 and a half cups, and increase the baking time to 20 minutes – this bread is good for just about everything. Special Gift TipA great idea is also to bake italian bread and make it part of an italian gift basket together with italian wine, salami and cheese. A real italian homemade gift. What could be more delicious...Best Italian Bread Recipe Book TipsReturn from "this" page to Italian Food Recipes Return from "italian bread recipes" page to Best Italian Gifts
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