Italian Loaf

Author

Nuwave

Servings

1

Category

Bread

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. active dry yeast
• 1⁄4c warm water
• 1t sugar
• 3c bread flour
• 1c warm water
• 2T extra-virgin olive oil
• 1⁄2t sea salt
• Non-stick cooking spray, as needed

Directions

1. In a bowl of 1⁄4c warm water, combine the yeast and sugar and let the mixture sit for 5 min.
2. Add flour, salt, 1c warm water and oil to the bowl and mix until soft dough is formed.
3. Spray a bowl and place the dough into the bowl. Cover and let the dough sit for 45 min. in a warm place.
4. Once the dough has risen, remove it from the bowl and knead the dough on a floured surface.
5. Press On/Off to turn on the Bravo. Press Preset then turn Start/Pause dial to select Preset 37. Press Start/Pause to begin the preheating to 400 ̊F.
6. Spray the enamel baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Form the dough into a loaf and place it onto enamel baking pan.
7. Once the Bravo is preheated the Bravo will beep twice, ready, 10 second countdown, and one beep. Open the Bravo door. Cut slits into the top of loaf (3-4 slits) and place the enamel baking pan and cooking rack into position 2. Close the Bravo door to begin cooking 400 ̊F for 18 minutes.
8. After the Bravo is finished baking, it will beep 3 times and display “End”.
9. When done, remove the enamel baking pan and let the bread cool for 5 minutes.