Italian Round Bread

A loaf of Italian Round Bread

This recipe comes from a friend's blog, All Because Two People Fell In Love.  I made it for the first time the other night.  It is super fast, no waiting around for hours for it to rise and it is delicious.

Here is the recipe.

2 tablespoons active dry yeast

2-3/4 cups water at 110 degrees                                                 

1/2 cup dry milk

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1-1/2 teaspoons salt

1/3 cup vegetable oil

7-1/2 cups flour

olive oil

whatever herbs you have on hand

How to make it

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• Sprinkle yeast on water then stir to dissolve then add dry milk, sugar, salt, oil and 3 cups flour.
• Beat with mixer until smooth about 3 minutes.
• Gradually add enough of remaining flour to make a soft dough that leaves sides of bowl.
• Cover and let rest 15 minutes then knead until smooth and satiny about 5 minutes.
• Divide dough in half and shape into flat circles about 10" across.
• Place loaves onto cookie sheet which has been oiled with olive oil.
• Rub tops of loaves with olive oil then sprinkle with any herbs on hand
• Bake at 350 for 25 minutes then served with herb butter

I decided to put Parmesan cheese and rosemary on the top of mine.  This bread was really soft and airy inside and not too crusty on the outside.  This recipe makes two really large loaves.  My family of 4 only ate 1/2 of one loaf and that was with me eating 2 1/2 pieces before I stopped myself.  We kept the other half out to eat over the next week but we decided to freeze the other one.

Don't forget to check out Jen's blog at All Because Two People Fell In Love. She has some great recipes for you to try.