Rustic Country White Bread Recipe
If you have a bread maker you can throw the ingredients in based on your bread machine specifications and a couple of hours later you ll have the perfect loaf of bread.
Rustic country white bread recipe. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for at least 2 hours. Made by hand with active dry instant yeast flour and water and baked on a hot pizza stone. Cool on a wire rack. In a large bowl or plastic container mix yeast and salt into 3 cups lukewarm water about 100 degrees.
This is how my grandma makes. Stir flour into yeast mixture until well incorporated. The great thing about this recipe is that it is simple and easy. Select dough cycle and let knead for 5 minutes.
Bake at 450 for 20 minutes or until bread is browned on bottom and sounds hollow when tapped. Stir all of the starter ingredients together to make a thick pudding like mixture. I make bread frequently and was looking for a good crusty rustic loaf for dinner tonight. Stir in flour mixing until there are no dry patches.
Overnight up to 16 hours is best. It s like a perfect loaf you d get right out of a bakery for a fraction of the cost. Bread machine white bread. For best flavor let the starter rest longer.
Stop machine and let rise overnight. To make the starter. To make the dough. Easy and quick italian rustic crusty bread at home no knead no machine no dutch oven with only 2 hour rise time.
It s a great country white bread machine recipe. Make 3 4 inch cuts 1 4 inch deep across top of dough using a sharp knife. Many artisan type loaves of bread like this take days to make but this bread recipe only takes a few hours. Mix the sponge ingredients together and let rest at room temperature covered for 3 to 4 hours or overnight.
Stir down the sponge and add the salt and flour mix and knead the dough until it s smooth and elastic. Against my better judgement i waited until after the second rising as directed to apply the egg wash and put the slashes in the bread. This rustic crusty bread recipe is perfect for beginning and expert bread makers alike. To make the sponge.
Combine 1 teaspoon water and egg white stirring with a whisk. Mix water yeast and salt together in a large bowl until mixture becomes foamy about 10 minutes.