Italian Bread

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 – 3 c. bread flour
• 1 T. dry yeast
• 1 T. olive oil
• 1 T. honey or sugar
• 1 c. warm water

Directions

Mix everything together by hand or in heavy duty mixer with dough hook.

Knead well. Form into a ball.

Spray oil inside of a large bowl. Place dough ball in bowl, get it coated with oil, and turn over to get bottom oiled.

Cover with plastic wrap, then a towel. Let rise for about 1/2 hour or until double in size.

Punch down dough, shape into a long loaf, Place on an oiled cookie sheet. Let rise until doubled, about 20-30 minutes or so.

Bake in preheated over for about 25 minutes. Let cool.