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Bread: Homemade Garlic Italian Bread

Source of Recipe

ABM Recipes


List of Ingredients

1-1/2 cups warm water
2 Tbl. vegetable oil (optional)
4 cups all purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp. salt
2-1/2 tsp. active dry yeast

Olive Oil and Fresh Garlic Topping
2 Tbl. olive oil
7 cloves fresh pressed garlic
*This recipe requires a bread machine with a "dough" setting so that the bread dough can be removed before it is baked



Recipe

Add all ingredients to the breadpan in the given order.
Put the Breadman on a dough setting.
The ingredients will be mixed into dough.
The dough will rise in the Breadman.
After the dough has risen, remove from the Breadman and divide into three even loaves.
Roll the loaves out into baguettes, each about 12 inches long and 2 inches in diameter.
Make slits in the bread at a 45 degree angle with the end. Place these slits about every 2 inches.
Place the bread on a greased cookie sheet, using one cookie sheet for 2 baguettes (to reduce fat and calories, use Pam to grease cooking sheets).
Bake baugettes at 375 degrees for 7-10 minutes, or until the top is just turning golden brown.
Mix the olive oil and garlic in a bowl with a spoon, pressing the garlic to mix it further with the olive oil.
Using a basting brush, spread the olive oil and garlic onto the tops of the baquettes evenly.
Place the baguettes back into the over for another 3-5 minutes.
Remove and let cool.