SIMPLY ITALIAN BREAD DOUGH
A light crusty yeast-raised bread with a soft interior texture. Shape is typically shorter and plumper than French bread. Proof-and-bake format.
Use dough for pizza or salad bowls
1. PLACE LOAVES OF FROZEN BREAD ON PAPER LINED SHEET PANS. 2. COVER WITH PLASTIC, PLACE IN RETARDER AND DEFROST OVERNIGHT. 3. REMOVE FROM RETARDER, SHAPE INTO DESIRED LENGTHS. 4. PLACE 3 OR 4 LOAVES ON PAPER LINED SHEET PAN OR SCREEN PAN AND LET STAND FOR 15-30 MINUTES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. 5. EGG WASH BREAD, IF DESIRED. SPRINKLE WITH SESAME SEEDS, POPPY SEEDS OR LEAVE PLAIN. 6. PROOF UNTIL DOUBLE IN SIZE. 7. SLIT EACH LOAF WITH DIAGONAL CUTS, OR CUT ONCE LENGTHWISE DOWN THE LOAF. 8. BAKE 400F (205C) FOR APPROXIMATELY 30-45 MINUTES OR UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN.
INGREDIENTS FOR U.S MARKET: ENRICHED UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON AS FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, ENZYME, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, YEAST, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, ENZYMES, ASCORBIC ACID.