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Biga:
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In a glass or plastic bowl,stir flour, yeast and water together with a wooden spoon until smooth.Cover with a cloth and let stand overnight.It will be kind of bubbly.
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Bread:
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Stir together flours,sugar,salt,.
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and Vital Gluten; set aside.
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Pour starter in bread machine.
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Add water, honey, Barley Malt,butter and oil.
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Add the flour mixture.
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Make a groove in flour and add yeast.
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Set Bread machine to Dough cycle.
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Keep an eye on the machine as dough may reach the top before the end of the cycle;if this happens push it back down.
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At the end of this cycle, remove dough from machine and split it in 2.
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Shape your breads in free form or in bread pans.
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Preheat oven 400*.
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Cover breads and let them rise for 45 minutes.
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Score the loaves.
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Place in hot oven for 10 minutes.
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Reduce heat to 350* and bake another 30 minutes.
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Remove bread from pans and tap the bottom to make sure it is baked(hollow sound).If not, return bread in the oven (without the pan)for another 5 minutes.
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Tip:
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If you do not have Barley Malt double the amount of honey.
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While the oven is preheating,I set a large pan on top of the stove and sit my breads on a cookie on this pan for the rising stage.It works all the time.
