Before proceeding with this recipe, make sure the yeast is working! While it sits for 5 minutes in warm water, it should being to foam.
- Before proceeding with this recipe, make sure the yeast is working! While it sits for 5 minutes in warm water, it should being to foam.
- Thoroughly mix the other ingredients before adding the flour.
- If using a standard hand mixer, the dough will become too thick at some point. From that point, use a wooden spoon. Stand mixers using a dough hook should be able to continue.
- Dough should look very "floury" when you first begin to knead it.
- After 6-8 minutes of kneading, the dough will look smooth and uniform. Hate kneading? Spend some time in holiday traffic first, then take out your aggressions on the dough!
- Let the dough rise in a warm spot. Its surface will become even smoother while rising.
- "Punch down the dough" means just that. Punch it! This eliminates big air bubbles and allows it to rise a second time.
- If you'd like loaf bread, this recipe will make three standard size loaves. If you want the boule shape, this recipe will make two. For the latter, use a round cake pan.
- Give your boule bread a more aunthentic look by using an extra-sharp knife to cut an "x" into the dough before baking.
- This olive oil mixture will help the bread brown nicely and add extra flavor
- Brush the bread near the end of baking to keep the olive oil from burning in the oven.
- Take advantage of the fresh rosemary's strong stalk to anchor it in the bread crust.
- Two perfect loaves!
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