There’s nothing like a little homemade bread to dunk into soup on a chilly winter’s day. That being said, I like to make this rosemary sea salt Italian bread all year long. Homemade bread is just so much better than store-bought. Sure, you can pick it up in a bakery but it’s easy enough to make your own at home. Try it!
Ingredients needed:
active dry yeast lukewarm water all purpose flour whole wheat flour salt cornmeal fresh rosemary flaky sea salt
This recipe calls for using two kinds of flour- all purpose and whole wheat. The whole wheat flour gives the bread a little bit of a different, delicious flavor. You can certainly use ALL all-purpose flour for this bread, if you’d like.
How to prepare the yeast:
To prepare the yeast in this recipe, you will dissolve the yeast in warm water and wait until it’s creamy and foamy looking. Make sure you use a new packet of yeast, and don’t use one that is expired. Old yeast won’t work, and your bread will not rise.
What’s the best yeast to use for baking bread?
You’ll use active dry yeast for this recipe. Active dry yeast is the most common type of yeast to use for baking bread. Most bread recipes will call for using this type of yeast unless they specify using something different.
How to make Rosemary Sea Salt Italian Bread:
Place in the upper third of a cold oven; set the oven to 400 degrees F. Bake about 20 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake until loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom, 20 to 25 minutes longer. Remove from the baking sheet and cool completely on a rack before slicing.
The Best Bread Recipes:
Cheesy Garlic Bread Dutch Oven Bread Amish White Bread Brioche Loaf Bread Irish Soda Bread Portuguese Sweet Bread
