Wednesday, October 3, 2007

French Peasant Bread

1 pkg. dry yeast
2 c. warm water
1 T. sugar
2 t. salt
1 T. dried onion
1/2 t. oregano
1/2 t. basil
1/2 t. Italian seasoning
4 c. flour
Oil
Cornmeal
Melted butter

Place yeast, warm water, sugar and salt in a warm bowl and stir until dissolved. Add seasonings, stir then flour and stir until blended. DO NOT KNEAD. Cover and let rise one hour or until doubled in size. Flour hands, remove dough from bowl and place in 2 rounds on an oiled cookie sheet sprinkled with cornmeal. Let rise an additional hour. Brush the top with butter and bake at 425 degrees for 10 min. Reduce oven temp to 375 degrees and cook an additional 15 min. Remove from oven and brush with butter again. I like to serve it with a mixture of about 50/50 balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil.
Thanks Dana for this YUMMY recipe!

2 comments:

Kathryn-nannygoat said...

Bread that you don't have to knead? You are speaking my language. I might actually attempt this recipe.

Natster said...

yeah! Thanks for posting this bread so soon! I was craving it after work on Tuesday!!! U da best.