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Homemade Country Bread

A home-style Country made with Salt, Butter, Sugar, Bread Flour, and Dry Yeast. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 1/2 tsp
• 3 cup
• 2 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   After the baking cycle ends, remove bread from pan, place on cake rack, and allow to cool 1 hr before slicing.

2. 2

   Crust: Medium Optional Bake Cycles: French Bread, Rapid Bake or Delayed Timer

3. 3

   Variations: Place dough ingredients in bread pan, select Dough setting, and press Start.

4. 4

   When the dough has risen long enough, the machine will beep.

5. 5

   Turn off bread machine, remove bread pan, and turn out dough onto a lightly floured countertop or cutting board.

6. 6

   Shape dough into a 15" log.

7. 7

   Sprinkle a cookie sheet with cornmeal.

8. 8

   Place dough on cookie sheet and brush with some olive oil.

9. 9

   Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

10. 10

    Remove from refrigerator, uncover, left stand at room temp one hour. Make 3 diagonal cuts with a sharp knife.

11. 11

    Preheat oven to 425 deg F. Bake 25 - 30 min until golden brown.

12. 12

    Remove from and cool on cake rack.