Rustic Bread for the Bread Machine

"This recipe is a combination of different bread recipes I have been working on for my Bread machine.I used to make a bread that had a Biga(Italian starter).I found PanNan's recipe, worked on it and came up with this great Rustic Bread."
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 45mins
Ingredients:
15
Yields:
2 loaves
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ingredients

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directions

  • Biga:

  • In a glass or plastic bowl,stir flour, yeast and water together with a wooden spoon until smooth.Cover with a cloth and let stand overnight.It will be kind of bubbly.
  • Bread:

  • Stir together flours,sugar,salt,.
  • and Vital Gluten; set aside.
  • Pour starter in bread machine.
  • Add water, honey, Barley Malt,butter and oil.
  • Add the flour mixture.
  • Make a groove in flour and add yeast.
  • Set Bread machine to Dough cycle.
  • Keep an eye on the machine as dough may reach the top before the end of the cycle;if this happens push it back down.
  • At the end of this cycle, remove dough from machine and split it in 2.
  • Shape your breads in free form or in bread pans.
  • Preheat oven 400*.
  • Cover breads and let them rise for 45 minutes.
  • Score the loaves.
  • Place in hot oven for 10 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to 350* and bake another 30 minutes.
  • Remove bread from pans and tap the bottom to make sure it is baked(hollow sound).If not, return bread in the oven (without the pan)for another 5 minutes.
  • Tip:

  • If you do not have Barley Malt double the amount of honey.
  • While the oven is preheating,I set a large pan on top of the stove and sit my breads on a cookie on this pan for the rising stage.It works all the time.

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Reviews

  1. The flavor of this bread was fantastic! I do not own a bread machine so used my bosche for the mixing. Since I don't use a bread machine - I don't know how long it usually takes for it to make a loaf of bread. So I did notice it took a few hours for the dough to rise the first time. Not a big deal at my house. Someone else might like that info though - if not using a bread machine. :) I dusted the tops with flour before baking and loved the results! The family loved it! Thanks for sharing. Made for the September Aussie/NZ recipe swap. This is going in my bread files!
     
  2. Made it yesterday using my Kitchen Aid. It was sooooo good ! A perfect bread for sandwiches ... soft, moist and it slices really easy. Thanks, Sage, for the recipe :o) ! I will be baking this again, for sure !
     
  3. I've never made a biga before - it worked out nicely. The bread was delicious - although I did have to use my elec. knife since the crust was so hearty. I prefer a lighter bread, but this was a good change :-) Made for ZWT4 Flying Duchess'
     
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