Good crusty bread to serve with pasta or great the next day for toast.
Ingredients
- 2 cups baker's flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp dry yeast
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tbs semolina
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
Method
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Step 1Place flour in a large bowl. Add salt and yeast and mix together. Add olive oil.
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Step 2Slowly add lukewarm water to make a firm dough. The mixture should come away easily from the sides of the bowl. Place a lid or plastic wrap over the mixture and place in a warm spot for the mixture to double in size.
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Step 3Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead for approximately two minutes to expel the air from the dough. If the dough is sticky, add a little more flour.
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Step 4Shape into desired shape, place on a tray lined with baking paper then make two cuts in the top of the bread with scissors.
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Step 5Spray with water and sprinkle with semolina (or seeds of choice). Leave the bread to rise again.
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Step 6Preheat the oven to 185C. Bake bread for approximately 30 minutes until light brown. Remove from oven and cool on rack.
Recipe Notes
For the first rise, I sometimes place the dough in the car if a it's sunny day or the sink with warm water in it.
To make a larger loaf add extra ingredients, this is also suitable for plain flour, wholemeal flour or multigrain flour.
I sometimes add olives and grated cheese to the mixture for a savoury loaf.
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