Pesto Bread

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- Ready In:
- 3hrs 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
1 large loaf
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups warm water (100 F to 110 F)
- 1 tablespoon fast rise yeast
- 4 cups bread flour
- 1⁄3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 5 teaspoons sugar
- 2 3⁄4 teaspoons salt
- 1 (10 ounce) jar pesto sauce
- olive oil
- dusting salt
- pepper
- freshly grated parmesan cheese, and
- minced fresh parsley
directions
- stack two large baking sheets together (keeps bottom from burning) and line top baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixer bowl, whisk water and yeast together and let stand until dissolved (2 or 3 minutes).
- Add 1 cup of flour and stir, Then stir in sugar, salt, oil and most of the remaining flour. Once mixed together attach the dough hook and knead on the lowest speed 6 to 8 minutes the dough should be smooth and elastic, add more flour if needed.
- Remove dough hook from your machine then spray dough with nonstick cooking spray. Cover and let rise (45 to 90 minutes) or until almost doubled in size.
- Gently deflate dough on a lightly floured surface. Let rest for 10 minutes ,now roll it out into a 20x20 inch shape. If the dough is being a bit fussy let it rest a few more minutes. Drizzle some olive oil over then smear the pesto all over the dough. Now roll the dough up jelly roll style , Shape dough in an "S" shape on the baking sheet with the seem on the bottom.
- Drizzle oil on top and dust with the finishing touches.
- Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let it rise and become puffy.(about 45 to 60 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Press bread down just a little before putting in the oven. Bake until it is well brown, around 35 to 45 minutes.
- Cool on a baking sheet.
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I am a stay at home mom to an 12 year old daughter and a 2 year old son. I have been married to my husband and best friend for 13 years now. He is in the military so we move a lot. We are currently stationed in Japan and the experience has been wonderful . I just recently discovered that I really enjoy cooking and I LOVE to bake. I am pretty good at it, at least I think I am. My husband doesn't give my any feedback (he will eat anything), so I have to rely on my daughter.
I come from a family were dinner was the same thing almost every night (beans and potatoes). So I have had to learn pretty much everything on my own and with the help and patience of my Wonderful sister-in-law. I hope to take some cooking classes so I won’t have to call her so much. I am looking forward to finding new recipes and sharing some of my own.
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