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Italian Bread - no bread machine required

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D o you love the smell of freshly baked bread? Well, y ou can have it at your own ho me too ! Here's a simple recipe for Italian Bread . It's soft inside , and has a light crust outside. Y ou don't need a fancy bread making machine for this... it 's fairly easy to prepare the dough and bake this bread. In a small bowl , add active dry yeast into 1 cup of water and set aside for about 10 min utes.  In a big mi xing bowl, add bread flour, sugar , and fine sea salt . Ge ntly mix them with a spatula. Add yeast mixture into the bowl and gently mix the ingredients together.  Keep 2 small bowl s beside you. One with 1/2 cup of water, and the other with 1 and 1/2 tables poon s of water.  Add in a little b it of flour an d water to your big mixing bowl . Using your hands now (ensure that your hands have been thoroughly c leaned), begin to fold in some flour and water a little bit at a time, and gently   knead the dough until the dough is n't very stic

Breakfast/Brunch Ideas 05: Basic French Toast

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A weekend favorite here... we love how moist and eggy th is French Toast is .   It's so simple to make at home , and it will be a big hit with both, adults and ki ds. You can serve it with fresh fruits, drizzle your favorite maple syrup , chocolate sauce , dust cinn amon , or add ice cream on it . In fact, I love it just on its own!  Depending on what you add ... th i s can be a healthy break fast , o r you can transform it into a dessert.  This rec ip e makes around 10 to 12 slices. Break eggs in a bowl, add in milk, and gently beat them together. Heat a no n-stick pan with some butter , dunk a slice of bread in the egg mixture you've prepared , and gently place the coated bread in to the pan to cook on med ium heat ( I u sually place two slices side by side in the pan , a n d add a thin slice of butter on top of the bread too while the bottom surface is cooking ). Flip the bread slice to cook the top surface , and once the bread looks golden brow