103. The smell of baking bread...*smile*...it makes your senses come alive! Have you ever driven by a bakery in the early morning, when they are baking bread? It smells sooo goood!
I have a wonderful recipe for Italian Bread which I've used for many years. It is from an old Fleischmanns Yeast recipe booklet. I have made loaves and rolls and the recipe adapts very well. I was so in the mood for it today so I pulled out my bread machine to mix up the dough but I added dry Italian seasoning, about 2 teaspoons, to flavor the bread and it was wonderful!
My stone bar Pampered Chef baking pan is excellent for baking bread.
I added the dry Italian Seasoning at the point of the flour.
Then I sprinkled coarse salt
on top after I brushed the loaf with oil. You could sprinkle dry Italian Seasoning, Parmesan Cheese, Garlic Salt or Sesame Seeds on top during the last 5 minutes of baking. Simply brush with the egg white water mix and then sprinkle your desired topping.
The bread was crusty, and soft inside...and the flavor was exceptional.
There was no need for butter, the flavor of the bread could stand on it's own.
But, of course, butter always makes it taste divine!
This week, I think we'll try this recipe again, but this time add parmesan cheese.
Happy baking!
"A wise and frugal government,
which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement,
and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government."
~ Thomas Jefferson
