Recipe: Taste Of Italy Bread (bread machine)

Taste Of Italy Bread (bread machine)
From: Russell Fletcher
Source: King Arthur Flour

This is wonderful with lunch meat and is my favorite bread. When I made a 1 1/2 lb. loaf the bread hit the top of my 2 lb. Oster Bread Machine (so I make the 1 lb. loaf).

1 lb:
1 cup water plus 2 Tablespoons
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 Tablespoon honey
1 1/3 cups semolina flour*
1 1/3 cups flour (machine or unbleached)
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning**
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

1 1/2 lb:
1 3/4 cups water
1 Tablespoon olive oil plus 2 teaspoons
1 Tablespoon honey -- plus 2 teaspoons
2 cups semolina flour*
2 cups flour (machine or unbleached)
2 teaspoons salt
4 heaping teaspoons Italian seasoning**
2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Remove bread pan; attach kneading blade.

Place all ingredients in bread pan in order listed.

Insert bread pan, close lid and plug in.

Select bread type (Oster) : Press select until the number 2 is displayed (Large, medium crust cycle).

Press start. Bread will be done baking in the number of hours indicated.

*semolina is the flour the color of corn meal which is used to make pasta. Before it is cooked it has a gritty texture, but obviously is smooth when cooked.

**Italian Seasoning is a mixture of spices available at the grocery store. It may vary depending on the company making it, but it usually has some mixture of marjoram, thyme, rosemary, savory, sage, oregano, and basil.