Ingredients
8
8 servings
- •1 cup warm water
- •½ cup bread flour
- •1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
- •⅛ teaspoon white sugar
- •½ cup cornmeal
- •2 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- •1 ½ teaspoons salt
- •2 cups bread flour, or as needed
- •1 tablespoon cornmeal, or as needed
Instructions
- Stir warm water, 1/2 cup bread flour, yeast, and sugar together in a bowl. Let stand until the yeast softens and forms a creamy mixture, about 40 minutes.
- Mix 1/2 cup cornmeal, olive oil, and salt into yeast mixture. Gradually add bread flour to yeast mixture until a dough pulls together.
- Knead dough on a lightly floured work surface until smooth and elastic, 10 to 12 minutes. Place dough in a large, lightly-oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a 14-inch wide rectangle. Roll dough, starting from the long-end, into a loaf, finishing seam-side down.
- Dust a baking sheet with 1 tablespoon cornmeal. Place loaf on baking sheet, cover with a dry towel, and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place a shallow pan of water on the lower rack of the oven.
- Cut a 1/2-inch deep slash down the center of the loaf.
- Bake in preheated oven until the top is golden brown and the bottom of loaf sounds hollow when tapped, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Nutritional Facts
Per 8 servings
- Calories: 103
- Carbohydrate: 13g
- Fat: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Sugar: 0g
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