Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1 package yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, approximately
- 1 tsp olive oil
- In large bowl, add the warm water. Slowly stir in yeast. Continue to stir until yeast is dissolved
- Add salt and oil. Stir.
- Mix in the first 2 cups of flour.
- Turn dough out onto floured board and knead, adding small spoonfuls of flour as needed, until the dough is soft and smooth, not sticky to the touch.
- Put dough in bowl. Cover and let rise in warm spot for 1 hour.
- Punch down dough. Turn out onto floured board and knead.
- Preheat oven at 250 degrees.
- Form dough into 2 loafs and set in pan. Cover and let rise for about 30 minutes.
- Put in oven and bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Turn out bread and let cool on a rack or clean dishtowel.
- I also enjoy adding a little flavour to the bread like sunflowerseeds, green olives or sundried tomatoes.