How To Make Tuscan Bread
With just 3 ingredients, you can make this authentic Tuscan bread in a little over an hour. It has a crisp crust & an airy crumb that pair well with soups.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1tspactive dry yeast
- 2cupswarm water,(110 to 115 degrees F)
- 5cupsall purpose flour,plus more for kneading, unbleached
- oil,for greasing the bowl
- cornmeal,for dusting the pan
- water in a spray bottle,for misting
Instructions
-
The day before baking, dissolve ¼ teaspoon yeast in ⅔ cup warm water in a medium bowl and let stand until foamy. This will take about 10 minutes.
-
Stir in 1⅓ cups flour and mix until blended.
-
Cover with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature overnight.
-
Lightly grease a large bowl with oil and add the dough.
-
Turn the dough over so it is oiled on all sides.
-
Cover with plastic wrap and let stand for about 1 hour until doubled in bulk.
-
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
-
Leave the pizza stone/tiles in the oven to preheat.
-
With a clean razor blade or sharp knife, slash a tic-tac-toe grid on top of the dough.
-
Slide the bread and parchment onto the pizza stone/tiles with a bread or pizza peel or place the baking sheet with the bread into the oven.
-
Bake the bread for 15 minutes, misting the loaf every 5 minutes with water from a spray bottle
-
Reduce the heat to 400 degrees F and bake the bread for about 25 minutes more until crusty and cooked through.
-
Remove the bread and let cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.
Nutrition
- Calories: 241.46kcal
- Fat: 11.54g
- Saturated Fat: 0.88g
- Trans Fat: 0.04g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 7.09g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.30g
- Carbohydrates: 29.91g
- Fiber: 1.12g
- Sugar: 0.11g
- Protein: 4.14g
- Sodium: 32.09mg
- Calcium: 29.32mg
- Potassium: 44.18mg
- Iron: 1.82mg
- Vitamin C: 0.00mg
Was this page helpful?
Have your own special recipe to share? Submit Your Recipe Today!
Related Recipes
