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ITALIAN HERB BREAD

Breads - Two Loaf

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 tb Yeast
4 c Flour, bread
2 ts Salt
4 ts Sugar
1/2 ts Basil leaves
1/2 ts Oregano leaves
6 tb Buttermilk, powdered
1 cup Cheese, Parmesan, grated
2 tb Olive Oil
1 3/4 c Water

Select dough cycle press start - Remove from Bread Maching, make two
long loaves, place in French Bread Pans - Slash Loaves with sharp knife
- Let rise in warm place for 45 minutes. Bake (cold start) at 400 F for
30 minutes or until internal temp. reaches 190 F. Spray Oven with water
every 10 minutes during baking cycle.

Sheryl Rosen wrote:

> Piedmont at wrote on 8/26/05 3:46 PM:
>
>
>>I need some help and ideas for making herbed Italian and/or French Bread in
>>my bread maker machine!
>>
>>We just bought a loaf of, I think it was italian bread which was flavored
>>with garlic and rosemary and we liked it so much we want to make our own.
>>
>>First, what is the difference between french and italian bread? All I know,
>>or think I know is that they are similar but italian is tougher?
>
>
> You got that backwards.
> French bread by French law, can only have 4 ingredients: Flour, yeast, salt
> and water. The crust on a French loaf is typically harder (crustier) than
> an Italian loaf, and the crumb is denser. And generally, a French loaf is
> shaped into a baguette, which is a thin loaf, about 2 feet long and maybe 2
> inches diameter, tapered at the ends. Another typical shape for a French
> loaf is the batard, which uses the same amount of dough but is shaped into a
> shorter (maybe 18 inches long) loaf that has a wider diameter. Of course,
> you can make French-type bread in the bread machine, it will be loaf-shaped,
> that's all.
>
> Italian bread often adds some type of fat, usually oil, to the dough to make
> a softer crust and an airier crumb. You sometimes find sugar in an Italian
> bread recipe, too.
>
>>Second, Can anyone suggest a recipe or two or three of herbed breads that
>>can be made in a machine? Also, we like the idea of cheese in bread too!
>>
>
> check out the manual that came with the machine, those recipes are usually
> great places to start. You need to learn what measurements your machine can
> handle before you start experimenting. Once you get used to your machine,
> pick up Bread Machine Magic....it's a great recipe book for the bread
> machine. I like the Better Homes and Gardens Bread Machine Cookbook too.
>