Rustic Italian Loaf
French/Italian Bread Cycle
Delay Start Timer – Yes, but must be present to add sesame seeds
Ingredients Large – 2 pounds Medium – 1
1
⁄
2
pounds Small – 1 pound
Water, 80°– 90°F 1
1
⁄2 cups 1 cup
3
⁄4 cup
Extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons 1
1
⁄2 tablespoons 1 tablespoon
Sea salt 2 teaspoons 1
1
⁄2 teaspoons 1 teaspoon
Granulated sugar 1 teaspoon
3
⁄4 teaspoon
1
⁄2 teaspoon
Bread flour 4 cups 3 cups 2 cups
Wheat bran (unprocessed coarse)
1
⁄2 cup
1
⁄3 cup
1
⁄4 cup
Yeast, active dry, instant or bread machine
2
1
⁄2 teaspoons 1
3
⁄4 teaspoons 1
1
⁄4 teaspoons
Sesame seeds, optional 1 tablespoon 2 teaspoons 1
1
⁄2 teaspoons
Place water, olive oil, salt, sugar, bread flour, wheat bran, and yeast, in order listed, in bread pan fitted with kneading paddle. Place the bread pan in the
Cuisinart
™
Convection Bread Maker. Press Menu and select French/Italian. Press Crust and select Medium (or to taste). Press Loaf and select dough size. Press
Start to mix/knead, rise and bake. If desired, select Pause when pause signal sounds at end of second knead. Remove dough and kneading paddle. Shape
dough into loaf and replace in bread pan. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. (If you are not there at this point, omit sesame seeds from recipe – it will not be as tradi-
tional, but will still be very good.) Press Start to continue rising and baking. Bread is done when end tone sounds and switches to Warm. When cycle is com-
pleted, remove bread from machine and transfer to wire rack to cool. Bread slices best when allowed to cool.
To prepare using Rapid French/Italian cycle: Select Rapid French/Italian, medium crust, loaf size.
Use rapid rise yeast in place of standard yeast in recipe and add vital wheat gluten (optional – aids in rise).
Ingredients Large – 2 pounds Medium – 1
1
⁄
2
pounds Small – 1 pound
Rapid rise yeast 3 teaspoons 2
1
⁄2 teaspoons 2 teaspoons
Vital wheat gluten (optional) 2 teaspoons 1
1
⁄2 teaspoons 1 teaspoon
Nutritional information per serving (1 ounce):
Calories 62 (20% from fat ) • carb. 11g • pro. 2g • fat 1g • sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 85mg • calc. 4mg • fiber 1g
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