This is a traditional Sicilian bread that you can make in the morning to get ahead
Ingredients:
- 250g strong white bread flour
- 1 tsp fast-action dried yeast
- 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
- 200ml sparkling water
- semolina, for sprinkling (optional)
- finely chopped rosemary and Maldon salt, for sprinklng
Instructions:
- Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Mix together the flour, yeast and 1/2 tsp salt. Add the oil, then pour in the water gradually, adding enough to make a soft dough. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for about 4-5 mins until the dough feels strong, bouncy and has a silky feel to it.
- Cut the dough into 8 pieces, then roll out into rough rounds about 16-17cm in diameter. (Don’t pile them on top of each other or they will stick together.)
- Sprinkle a baking sheet or two with semolina if you have it, otherwise leave plain. Lay the breads on the sheets and let them sit for 5 mins, then scatter with rosemary, salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Bake in batches for 8-10 mins until puffy and golden. Can be made 3-4 hrs ahead.
Rustic bread • Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients:
- 250g strong white bread flour
- 1 tsp fast-action dried yeast
- 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
- 200ml sparkling water
- semolina, for sprinkling (optional)
- finely chopped rosemary and Maldon salt, for sprinklng
Rustic bread Nutrition Facts:
• Diet:
• Calories: 51.74
• Fat: 17.95
• Carbs: 60.99
• Protein: 31.57
• Cholesterol: 0.00
• Calcium: 10.64
• Sodium: 45.58* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.