Bread that is baked on a sheet pan with an Italian twist.
YIELD
12 servingsPREP
5 minCOOK
1 hrsREADY
1 hrsIngredients
Directions
This Italian style bread needs no butter and is best eaten while it’s still warm.
It is excellent with vegetable soups.
Combine the water, yeast, sugar, and approximately 2 cups of the flour.
Mix thoroughly and let stand a few minutes until bubbles rise to the surface.
In a separate bowl combine remaining flour and salt.
Gradually combine by hand (or food processor with a dough hook) the flour until combined.
Knead the dough until the texture is smooth and not sticky to the touch; about 5 to 10 minutes.
Place the dough in an oiled bowl and let it rise in a warm place until it has doubled in bulk.
Punch dough down, place on a lightly floured surface, and knead for another minute.
Let dough rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
Brush a 9 x 13 inch sheet pan with ⅓ of the olive oil.
Sprinkle the pan with ½ tablespoon of the dry Italian seasonings and 1 tablespoon of garlic.
Roll the bread dough out to line the pan.
Lay the dough into the pan, brush with the remaining olive oil, sprinkle with the remaining garlic and Italian seasonings, and then the fresh herbs. (At this point the bread may be prepared a day ahead and kept in the refrigerator, on the prepared pan, to rise.)
Let the dough rise for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Comments
What rubbish. Do you know what a pan is? How can this be pan bread if it s cooked in a breadmaker??? Twit!
From wikipedia:
The pullman loaf, sometimes called the "sandwich loaf" or "pan bread," is a type of bread made with white flour and baked in a long, narrow, lidded pan. In French it's called pain de mie, in the US it's sandwich bread. Towit...
Ludicrous, I cant believe the directions would start off by saying....This NEEDS NO BUTTER. Very poor editing. No recipe should ever be constrained to what it should or shouldnt have in it.
Cooks can embellish as he/she so pleases
I believe the "needs no butter and is best eaten warm" is referring to the consumption of the bread. As in the bread it so good, it doesn't even need butter and can be eaten warm without butter if one desires. Not sure how this could be considered ludicrous. Of course cooks can embellish if they wish, but there are definitely ingredients that some recipes should not have included. Try adding pineapple to jello and you will discover the recipe fails.