New Calabrese Homemade bread

My own  Olive oil Bread

Dough is rising

Ingredients:

1 Kg 00 wheat flour

600 ml warm water ( 35°C)

100 ml extra virgin olive oil

45 g salt

50 g yeast

Preparation method:

1.    Place the warm water in a large bowl. Stir in the yeast and mi well ‘till  all lumps of yeast have disappeared. Now add 100 ml of extra virgin olive oil and mix again.

2.    Put the flour in a large bowl, mix with the salt  and make a well in the centre. Add the yeast mixture and mixing little by little.

3.    Using your hands, with the dough form a ball. Put the dough on a floured surface and cover it with a tea towel.

Incision

4.     Let it rest for about 1-1 ½ hours ‘till the dough has doubles in size. The time of fermentation depending on the warmth and relative humidity of the room.

5.    Heat the oven to 180°C  with about 20% of moisture.

6.    Cut the dough in two pieces and shape it using fingers into a  round loaf. Place the two loaves on a baking tray.

7.    If you like make a cross in the top with a sharp knife. This operation will help the loaf to rise. Leave the dough to rise until it has doubled in size again.

8.    Bake for 40 minutes. The bread is ready when is golden brown.

9.    You can stock the loaves for 2- 3 days in a warm place.

My homemade bread

This is part of calabrese diet. Italians ate bread with every meal. You can make 2 loaves, the time of preparation is about 3 hours whilst the cooking time is about 40 mins.