Whole Wheat Italian Bread Recipe

Ingredients

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (128.6 g)
Calories 278.9
Total Fat - 2.5 g
Saturated Fat - 0.5 g
Cholesterol - 0.5 mg
Sodium - 560.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 58.1 g
Dietary Fiber - 8.5 g
Sugars - 0.9 g
Protein - 10.6 g
Calcium - 29.3 mg
Iron - 2.9 mg
Vitamin C - 0 mg
Thiamin - 0.4 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl except the yeast

Step 2

Soften the yeast in 12 ounces warm water 110 degree F water

Step 3

Combine the remaining ingredients, including the rest of the water in a mixing bowl kitchenaid 8-10 minutes on 2nd speed on the machine with a dough hook until dough forms

Step 4

Then remove from Kitchen aid and take the whole bowl and cover with a clean dry kitchen towel in a warm part of your kitchen ( I turn on my oven at 200 degrees and place covered bowl on top of the stove.

Step 5

Let the dough Ferment and rise for 1 and 1/2 hours

Step 6

Once it rises turn down onto a well-floured cutting board,

Step 7

Flatten the rounded, relaxed dough with hands. work the dough until it is an elongated shape, oval-shaped loaf, the ends should be tapered and rounded, not pointed

Step 8

Place seam side down on pans dusted with cornmeal > proof. ( let the bread rise again) wash the dough with a bit of water, slash with diagonal cutes or one lengthwise cut. Bake and steam for 10 mins in a 425 oven