Sesame Semolina Lunettas
Recipe: #8842
April 02, 2013
Categories: Breads, Italian, Brunch, Christmas, Mothers Day, Sunday Dinner, Oven Bake, Non-Dairy, Flour, more
"From the King Arthur Flour site . . . very tasty! Perfect with pasta and makes great sandwich bread. The recipe is written assuming using a mixer but can also be made in a bread machine using the dough cycle."
Ingredients
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- TOPPING
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (117.5 g)
- Calories 289.8
- Total Fat - 5.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.7 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 490.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 50.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.8 g
- Sugars - 0.2 g
- Protein - 9.1 g
- Calcium - 15 mg
- Iron - 2.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.9 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine all the ingredients and mix until a dough forms.
Step 2
Knead with the dough hook until a smooth, stiff dough forms.
Step 3
Form into a ball and place in an oiled bowl, cover and allow to rise until almost doubled in size (approximately 90 minutes).
Step 4
Gently deflate and divide the dough in half.
Step 5
To make the traditional lunetta, shape each piece of dough into a 18 inch rope, marking the center.
Step 6
From one end coil to the center; coiling from the other end to make an S shaped loaf.
Step 7
Place the loaves on a parchment lined baking sheet, cover with oiled plastic wrap and allow to rise until puffy, about one hour.
Step 8
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 9
Brush tops of loaves with egg white wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Step 10
Bake until golden brown, approximately 25 minutes.
Step 11
Cool on wire rack.
Tips
No special items needed.