16 October 2015

Italian Peasant Bread

Yay, another excuse to use my bread machine!  After having the duck ragù the day before, we commented that it would be even better with some bread to go with it.  Thus, with the leftovers, I decided to make some.  As it's an Italian dish, I figured to do something along those lines and remembered that I'd wanted to see if I could find a recipe to make something similar to the peasant bread served at Macaroni Grill restaurants.  And the Internet did not disappoint--this recipe seems to pretty much nail it, though I did have to modify slightly (thank goodness for the comments section, where I others had apparently thought as I did: 1 T. of salt is far too much for a recipe like this!).  Here is a link to the original:


Ingredients:

3/4 c. room temperature water
2 T. olive oil, plus more to brush on at end
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 T. sugar
1 1/2 T. dried rosemary, plus more for garnish
1 T. bread machine yeast
kosher salt (for garnish)
grated Parmesan cheese (for garnish)

Instructions:

1. Place ingredients in hopper according to manufacturer's recommendations (mine indicates to add liquids first, then drys, yeast last).

2. Set hopper in machine and run "dough" cycle (typically 1 1/2 hours).

3. Remove from machine when cycle is complete and spread dough into a rectangular shape on a lightly oiled baking sheet.  Dough should be around 1" thick.

4. Cover with plastic wrap and place in warm area to allow to rise/double for 1 hour. (I set my oven to its lowest setting (170°F) and placed sheet near the heat vents on stovetop.)

5. When it is getting close to the hour being up, heat oven to 375°F.  Sprinkle additional rosemary on top of dough for garnish.  Bake for 20-25 minutes (mine was ready at 20).

6. After removing from oven, brush with olive oil, then sprinkle with kosher salt and Parmesan cheese, to taste.  (I took pic before adding these and forgot to get another!)

7. Tear into pieces and enjoy!

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