Recipe - Jump Up And Kiss Me Italian Bread

2 tablespoon Granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1 pack Quickrise yeast
3 cup Allpurpose flour
1 cup Milk
One fourth cup Unsalted butter
Olive oil
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Water
1 tablespoon Sesame, seeds

In a large bowl, combine the sugar, salt, yeast, and flour. In a small
saucepan, heat the milk and butter over medium heat until very warm (about
125 degrees). With a wooden spoon, gradually stir the warmed liquid
into the dry ingredients, adding more flour by the tablespoon, if
necessary, to make a soft dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured
surface and knead until smooth about 10 minutes. Shape the dough into a
ball, and place in a large greased bowl. Brush lightly with olive oil, then
cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about
30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a large baking sheet.
In a small bowl, beat the egg and water until blended. Punch down the dough
and place on the baking sheet. Shape into a 14inchlong loaf. Brush the
top of the bread with the egg mixture and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Cut
two diagonal slashes on top of the loaf. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until
the bread sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Cool on a wire rack.
Jennifer Trainer Thompson, Jump Up and Kiss Me, Spicy Vegetarian Cooking.
MC formatted by Brenda Adams adamsfmle@sprintmail.com
NOTES : Makes one 14 inch loaf.

Recipe by: Jennifer Trainer Thompson, Jump Up and Kiss Me

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #373, by Brenda Adams
adamsfmle@sprintmail.com on Wed, 15 Jan 1997.