Italian Bread For The Bread Machine Recipes

BREAD MACHINE ITALIAN BREAD

Steps:

• Place water, bread flour, sugar, salt, olive oil and active dry yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• If you have a Italian Bread cycle, press that. If you don't, select Basic Bread cycle. Press Start.
• The machine will now make the bread. Once it's done baking, remove from the machine and serve.

ITALIAN BREAD FOR THE BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• 1. Always add ingredients in order as given for Bread Machine. Let bread machine do its magic and before long you'll be eating that delicious hot bread.

ITALIAN BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Add into bread machine container, warmed water, olive oil, sugar, yeast. Let yeast foam a bit.
• Dump in flour (start with 2 1/2 cups); add salt on top of flour.
• Turn on bread machine to dough setting. Watch for the first bit and add flour as needed to get a good dough. (elastic and not sticky).
• Get cookie sheet ready by lightly oiling with olive oil and sprinkle on cornmeal.
• Form dough into loaf and set on cookie sheet with tea towel to cover until doubled in size.
• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• Cut slits diagonally in loaf with sharp knife. Brush with egg white.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown and when you knock the bottom of bread it sounds hollow.

ITALIAN PARMESAN BREAD FOR BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Add ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer.
• Mine is water first, then flour, then seasonings and cheese, lastly yeast.
• Run on basic or delay cycle.

BREAD MACHINE ITALIAN BREAD (BAKED IN OVEN)

Steps:

• Place the water, flours, olive oil, salt, sugar and yeast in the bread pan in order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Place into the bread machine and set to dough cycle; press start.
• When the cycle has finished deflate the dough and remove to a lightly floured surface.
• Divide the dough evenly in half (or you may leave in one large piece).
• Cover the dough with a clean tea towel and let rest for 4-5 minutes.
• Roll up the dough, shape into two loaves, then seal the seam.
• Place the loaves spaced well apart seam-side down on a 15 x 10-inch baking sheet that has been generously sprinkled with cornmeal.
• Cover with a clean tea towel and let rise for about 40 minutes to 1 hour (be careful not to over rise your dough or it will deflate when brushing with the egg mixture and will taste yeasty after baked).
• In a small bowl whisk together egg with water.
• Brush the egg mixture gently over the loaves.
• Make one long fast slit down the middle of the dough using a very sharp small knife or a razor blade.
• Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Immediately remove the loaves to a wooden cutting board (if the loaves stick to the pan gently place a spatula underneath loaves to loosen).

ITALIAN BREAD FOR THE BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Put first 7 ingredients into bread machine in order listed (or as per your bread machine's instructions).
• Start bread machine, again as per your instructions.
• (Mine says cook as"French" bread with a Medium crust).
• When prompted to add ingredients (usually towards the end of the second knead) add the mashed garlic cloves, onion, oregano,cheeses& black pepper.
• Let bread rise& cook.
• Serve warm with butter.

ITALIAN PEASANT BREAD FOR BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Place ingredients, according to manufacturer's directions into your bread machine.
• (some call for all liquids, or all dry ingredients first, so know your machine) Set machine to "dough cycle" and wait. (This takes most machines about an hour and a half for a full cycle).
• Remove from machine when cycle is complete and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Shape dough by hand, into a rectangular mound, spreading kind of thin, maybe an inch or two of thickness.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place for about an hour or until doubled in size. (This is a good time to go ahead and turn the oven on to preheat and help warm the kitchen).
• Brush with a little olive oil, sprinkle with rosemary and salt if desired. (This is the way its done at Macaroni Grill).
• Bake at 375°F for 20-25 minutes until crust is golden and crispy. Bread is meant to be a flatter shape and not a high rising bread.
• Have everyone tear their pieces of bread with their hands,and serve with olive oil flavored with fresh ground pepper.

ITALIAN HERB BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Follow instructions for your bread machine.
• My machine instructs to measure ingredients in the order listed into the baking pan. (I mix the water and powdered milk and microwave for about 30 seconds on high before putting in pan.).
• Insert baking pan into oven chamber and secure pan.
• Select basic bread setting and 2 pound loaf.
• When cycle ends, I put the loaf into a large zip lock bag, seal, and place on wire rack to cool completely before slicing.