Rustic Bread For The Bread Machine

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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.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.