Italian Bread (bread Machine)

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water, warmed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 whole egg
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal

Recipe

• 1 add into bread machine container, warmed water, olive oil, sugar, yeast. let yeast foam a bit.
• 2 dump in flour (start with 2 1/2 cups); add salt on top of flour.
• 3 turn on bread machine to dough setting. watch for the first bit and add flour as needed to get a good dough. (elastic and not sticky).
• 4 get cookie sheet ready by lightly oiling with olive oil and sprinkle on cornmeal.
• 5 form dough into loaf and set on cookie sheet with tea towel to cover until doubled in size.
• 6 preheat oven to 375*f.
• 7 cut slits diagonally in loaf with sharp knife. brush with egg .
• 8 bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown and when you knock the bottom of bread it sounds hollow.