Author
Heimbach, Elizabeth
Comment
(adapted from Solomon & Solomon, 1977)
Type
Bread
->Ingredients
3 cups unbleached flour
1 1/4 cup lukewarm water
1 tablespoon (1 package) dried yeast
½ tablespoon salt
->Directions
1.In a large mixing bowl, blend flour, yeast, and salt.
Add water and mix 3 to 4 minutes. Dough will be sticky.
Let sit for 5 minutes.
2.Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of flour over the dough and knead for 6 to 10 minutes until dough is smooth, adding more flour if necessary.
Let rest for 3 to 4 minutes.
3.Knead another minute.
Return to bowl.
Cover bowl with a clean towel and let rise at room temperature until it has tripled in size (about 2 hours).
4.Punch dough down.
Form into 6 balls of equal size.
Arrange them in a circle in a greased 9-inch cake pan, leaving a hole in the center.
Cover and let rise until the balls have risen and the hole has disappeared (about 1 hour).
5.Bake in a preheated 400 Fahrenheit oven until golden brown (about 30 minutes).
(The bread should sound hollow when tapped.)
Let bread cool.
Compare with picture of petrified bread, then eat! It is delicious with butter and honey, or dipped in olive oil.
September 21, 2013