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Basic Italian Bread
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2003 Show: The Essence of Emeril Episode: Yeast Breads Overall User Rating: 
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Easy and great
06/25/2008 at 12:31pm
User: Cory from Johnstown, PA User Rating:
I've made this about 5 times now and it consistently comes out great.
425?????
05/15/2008 at 08:03am
User: mike from houston, TX User Rating:
I've only been baking about a year, but I've never seen instructions for the oven to be that hot! Is this a typo? I mean the 425. I tried it, and I had to yank the bread out 15 minutes early. It was already done and had a rather dark crusty crust.
Italian Bread at it's best
04/30/2008 at 11:27am
User: Robyn from Schenectady, NY User Rating:
I found this recipe to be very easy, especially with a mixer and dough hook. The texture of the bread is excellent, it is crusty and truly reminds of the the italian bread my family used to get on Arthur Avenue.
Finally, a recipe for GREAT Italian bread
04/08/2008 at 06:51pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
Making bread is one of life's little mysteries to me, it just never turns out. However, this recipe has proved me wrong. This bread has great flavor and the perfect denseness of an artisian loaf from a specialty store. An added bonus was that it was so easy to make. My 3 year old daughter helped me do everything, including eating the entire loaf. I only needed to bake for 35 minutes and made two loaves instead of one big loaf. This recipe is a definite keeper. I'll be making a lot of this in the future. THANKS!
BEST EVER!!!!
02/27/2008 at 11:24am
User: DEBBIE from Watertown, CT User Rating:
I will never buy Italian bread again. This recipe is not only easy but it's a big winner at all my dinners. I actually had people who want to pay me to make it for them. Thanks, Debbie Watertown, CT
best bread
01/06/2008 at 11:40am
User: joe from berlin, CT User Rating:
my family loved this bread,not hard to make.the texture was great,the flavor is old world.
Bread Helped Make Christmas Merry
12/25/2007 at 09:57am
User: Len from Palmyra, PA User Rating:
We had an Italian meal for our Christmas celebration and my wife and I were responsible for the bread, EVOO, etc. I surprised everyone by baking this bread. It was much more dense than the backup loaves I had bought, and had a wonderful flavor. The crust was too hard for some but perfect for me. I thought the recipe was fairly easy. I'll be baking it again.
FOOLPROOF Italian Bread!
10/22/2007 at 04:43pm
User: Darren from Manorville, NY User Rating:
This was my first time making bread. I used packet yeast as someone suggested. I bloomed the yeast w/water and no sugar as recipe stated; nothing seemed to be happening, but I followed the directions blindly b/c I had no experience in breadmaking to draw upon. The flour/water ratio made a very dry dough, I added water, but too much, and had to add more flour..with all these diversions from the original recipe, I felt I had a disaster on my hands and the squirrels would be eating well that night. I didn't even have a mister to spray the bread with. To my utter delight and that of my family, it came out looking and tasting like I knew what I was doing. This large loaf of bread was crunchy outside and moist inside and looked impressive, like I bought it from the bakery. I will braid this, make a large round loaf, etc.. Show no fear, make this bread. If it worked for me, it has to be a simple bread for anyone!
Failproof for me
03/15/2007 at 07:47am
User: Maryann from East Norriton, PA User Rating:
This is my go-to bread recipe. It has never failed. I use one packet of dry yeast. When the yeast is dissolved in the water, I add the brown sugar and olive oil. Mix to blend and then combine the salt with the flour and add to yeast mixture. 5 cups of flour usually does it for me. Divide the risen dough into thirds and braid the loaf, brush with egg wash and bake at 350 degrees until browned. About 50 minutes. Beautiful.
One of my favorite bread recipes
02/02/2007 at 03:56pm
User: Laura from Rhododendron, OR User Rating:
Made this bread MANY times. It even inspired me to buy a larger Kitchen Aid mixer. It uses alot of yeast however.
easy
10/30/2006 at 04:17pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
awsome and way easy
Dough doesn?t mix well
06/21/2006 at 05:50pm
User: Sean from Findlay, OH User Rating:
The recipe calls for the salt and oil to be added after the flour, water, yeast, and sugar have mixed together. At that point, the oil and salt do not mix in very well, and you end up with dough ball that very oil on the surface. Also, the recipe calls for 1/3 cup of yeast, but the resulting bread was very dense. I think you could get similar results with a lot less yeast.
Good and easy bread
03/27/2006 at 12:12am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
Good bread recipe. It is easy to execute and has good flavor. I didn't have cake yeast, so I used 1 pack of active yeast. It worked just fine.
Great for Beginners
03/07/2006 at 10:47am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
So easy and so tasty.
oh the children
02/22/2006 at 10:22pm
User: GEORFGE from erie, PA User Rating:
Last week end we made pasta, and the bread. Big mistake only made one batch of bread, they wouldn't even wait for the pasta to finish, all three had to have just one slice, and another and another and so on. I had to hide the rest of it for dinner. P.S. We added 2 cups of cheese. Thanks
italian bread
09/22/2005 at 12:41pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
fantastic!
My Breads
09/22/2005 at 03:00am
User: William from Fredericksburg, VA User Rating:
This is a great Italian Bread, we make it for all of our Italian meals. thank you Bill Brookover
Alternative Yeast
09/14/2005 at 02:29pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I would love to try this recipe but I can not find cake yeast. Can I substitute dry yeast? Roni
Excellent!
01/24/2005 at 01:29am
User: ROBERT from Portland, OR User Rating:
I have to disagree with the reviewer that said that the amount of flour called for in the recipe was too much. Properly sifted, this recipe was right on. If the weight could be listed, that would avoid this kind of variance. The baking time was shorter than listed, probably 35 minutes, but I had my pizza stone on the lowest rack. I'll try placing it higher next time. Excellent texture and flavor!
Bread King
12/10/2004 at 07:35pm
User: TOMMY from Parker, AZ User Rating:
From average Joe to Bread King! This is a great recipe and is so simple to make that I find myself making bread regularly. Nothing like a fresh warm piece of bread with butter. Ummmm.
Had trouble with "cake yeast"
11/19/2004 at 02:00pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
When I started the recipe I had the cake type yeast that is available in 2 oz blocks..wasn't sure this is what to use since its not quite one third of a cup..but I used one block, and it turned out great..thanks Emeril!!!
Too much flour!
11/16/2004 at 02:13pm
User: CATHY from Mirando City, TX User Rating:
This recipe calls for entirely too much flour. I made the recipe exactly, and ended up with a club. So, I'm making another loaf and measured out just enough flour to make a soft tender dough. I only needed 4 cups. I would think that if one is using commercial white flour, a tender dough could be accomplished with no more than 5 cups, if that many. Add slowly and only put in enough so that the dough is nice and tender to the touch, then proceed with the 8 minutes of kneading. The other ingredient ratios were very nice though.
great bread
08/21/2004 at 02:15pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
This is a great recipe for Italian bread, I have been making bread for years and appreciate the fact that Emeril explained the process of misting the bread. It took me a few years to learn that technique, as no one ever explained it to me. So, I am glad that he has done so - it really has a nice result on the bread.
bread
07/02/2004 at 05:38pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
good
VERY GOOD
05/12/2004 at 03:26pm
User: RONALD from BROWNSVILLE, PA User Rating:
THIS IS THE ONLY YEAST BREAD I HAVE ANY LUCK WITH MAKING AND ITS VERY GOOD AND EASY AND ALMOST FOOL PROOF AND MY FAMILEY LOVES IT