Basic Italian Bread

(can use same dough for pizza, foccacia)

Mix together:
1 and 1/2 cup of warm water
1 and 1/2 tea spoon of salt
1 package dry yeast (regular or rapid rise)
3 cups of regular flour

Let dough rise 2 hours.
Punch down and form into loaves, rolls, pizza or foccacia.
If making pizza or foccacia assemble topping on stretched dough.

Let rise again for 1/2 hour. Preheat oven to 450.

Before placing bread or rolls into oven, at this point, brush lightly with beaten egg and dust with sesame seeds (optional).

Bake for approximately 25 minutes.
Judy/Buffalo

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