Sourdough Italian Bread
Italy
Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 13 ingredients
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 2 Cakes or packages yeast
- 1 c Lukewarm water
- 1 1/3 c Lukewarm water
- 1/2 c Plus 1 tsp. grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
- 1 1/2 c Flour
- Punch
- Butter
- 1 1/4 c Starter
- 1/2 ts Black pepper (coarse)
- 1 ts Sesame seed
- 4 To 5 cups flour
- 1 ts Salt
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Flour
Source of phosphorus · 106 mg per 100 g, 15% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Phosphorus contributes to normal function of cell membranes.
- Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
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- Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal teeth.
Phosphorus is a mineral contained in each cell in our body. Most phosphorus is in the bones and teeth, and some is in your genes. NIH fact sheet
Source of copper · 0.2 mg per 100 g, 17% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
- Copper contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Copper contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
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- Copper contributes to normal hair pigmentation.
- Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.
- Copper contributes to normal skin pigmentation.
- Copper contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Copper contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
Copper is a mineral that you need to stay healthy. Your body uses copper to carry out many important functions, including making energy, connective tissues, and blood vessels. NIH fact sheet
Source of manganese · 0.6 mg per 100 g, 28% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Manganese contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Manganese contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
- Manganese contributes to the normal formation of connective tissue.
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- Manganese contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
Manganese is a mineral that your body needs to stay healthy. Your body uses manganese to make energy and protect your cells from damage. NIH fact sheet
Source of selenium · 10 µg per 100 g, 19% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Selenium contributes to normal spermatogenesis.
- Selenium contributes to the maintenance of normal hair.
- Selenium contributes to the maintenance of normal nails.
3 more authorised claims
- Selenium contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Selenium contributes to the normal thyroid function.
- Selenium contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
Selenium is a nutrient that the body needs to stay healthy. Your thyroid gland needs selenium to produce hormones and function properly. NIH fact sheet
Nutrients per 100 g of “Flour, 00”, USDA FoodData Central.
Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
Method
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- Early in the morning combine the starter, 1 tsp. salt, 1 cup lukewarm water and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat to blend thoroughly. Cover with a clean towel and set aside for approximately 5 hours. If the sponge has to set for a little longer or shorter period of time, it won't be hurt.
- When ready to finish the dough, stir the sponge down. Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water and add to the sponge. Now stir in the next 4 ingredients in the order given, adding 4 cups flour first, and then using the other cup of flour if needed. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured breadboard and knead thoroughly, about 7 to 10 minutes. Then return the dough to a buttered bowl, cover with a clean towel, and set aside to rise until doubled, about 1 hour. When doubled, punch the dough down and set aside, covered, for another 1/2 hour.
- Now turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board again, and divide into 6 pieces of dough. Roll and stretch each piece of dough into a long rope. Braid 3 of the ropes together for each loaf. Tuck the ends under, and lift each braid into a buttered glass loaf pan. Cover and set aside to rise until doubled again, about 1 hour. Brush loaves with melted butter and sprinkle each loaf with a mixture of 1 tsp. each sesame seed and grated Romano or Parmesan cheese. Bake loaves in 375 oven until browned and done, about 40 to 45 minutes.
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Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Cake tin
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Mixing bowl
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Blender
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Grater
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Wooden spoon
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Spatula