Easy Homemade Italian Bread (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Dough
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2 cups bread flour or all purpose flour
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1 teaspoon kosher salt
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1 cup warm water
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1 1/8 teaspoon instant yeast
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1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
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Olive oil, for drizzling
→ Topping
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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2/3 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
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1 1/2 teaspoons dry Italian seasoning
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Maldon flaked sea salt, for sprinkling
# Instructions:
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In a glass bowl, add the flour and salt. Mix to combine. In a glass measuring cup, mix the warm water, yeast and sugar. Allow to sit for a minute until bubbly, then stir into the flour with a wooden spoon until the dough just comes together.
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Cover the bowl with tight plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 8 hours or up to overnight.
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Remove the bowl from the fridge. In an 8-inch round cake pan, drizzle olive oil and place the dough in the center, tucking ends under.
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Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise 2 hours. Once risen, the dough should fill the pan.
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Heat the oven to 450°F. Drizzle the dough with additional oil and use your fingers to press holes down to the bottom of the pan but not through the dough.
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Mix garlic, cheese and herbs in a bowl. Sprinkle this mixture over the dough along with Maldon flaked sea salt.
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Place in the oven, turn temperature down to 425°F and bake for 22-24 minutes or until golden.
# Notes:
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Activated yeast should bubble and foam up within a few minutes if your yeast is good
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This bread will keep at room temperature for 4-5 days
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The long, slow fermentation in the refrigerator develops better flavor