ITALIAN BREAD

ITALIAN BREAD
(2 loaves)

1 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
2 packages active dry yeast
cornmeal
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. butter
water
salad oil
1 egg white

In large bowl, combine sugar, salt, yeast and 2 cups flour. In
1-quart saucepan over low heat, heat butter and 1-3/4 cups water
until very warm (butter doesn't need to melt).

With mixer at low speed, gradually beat liquid into dry
ingredients until just blended. Increase speed to medium, beat 2
minutes.

Beat in 1/2 cup flour to make thick batter. Continue beating
mixture at medium for 2 minutes. Scrape bowl often with spatula.
With wooden spoon, stir in enough additional flour (about 1-3/4
cups) to make a soft dough.

Turn dough onto floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic,
about 10 minutes, adding flour while kneading.

Cut dough in half, cover pieces with bowl. Let dough rest 20
minutes for easier shaping.




Grease large cookie sheet; sprinkle with cornmeal.

On floured surface with floured rolling pin, roll each half into
15" by 10" rectangle. From 15" side, tightly roll dough, pinch
seam to seal.

Place loaves, seam side down, on cookie sheet and taper ends.
Brush loaves with oil; cover loosely with plastic wrap.
Refrigerate 2 - 24 hours.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Remove loaves from fridge, uncover.
Let stand 10 minutes. cut 3 or 4 diagonal slashes on top of each
loaf. Bake 20 minutes.

In small bowl with fork, beat egg white with 1 tbsp. water.
Remove loaves from oven, brush with egg, return to oven, bake 5
minutes.





BONUS RECIPE:




Homemade Kentucky Beer

(15 gallons)


Use 15 gallon plastic garbage can with clip on lid. You need:


Approximately 6 oz. hops

3 lbs. extract of malt

9 lbs. granulated sugar

1 tablespoon molasses

1-1/2 teaspoons granulated yeast.


Place in vessel with approximately 2 gallons water, or more if
vessel is large enough, and bring to boil. Then turn down to
simmer for about 45 minutes, steeping hops into liquid during
this period as hops will sit on top of the water; otherwise,
flavor will be too weak.

Put malt, raw sugar and molasses into plastic bin. Then strain
hops liquid through parachute silk or cheesecloth to remove all
sediment and add liquid to contents of bin. Stir thoroughly
with wooden paddle to completely dissolve malt and sugar into
liquid.

Place the bin in a position where it can be kept for a week
undisturbed at 70øF. Fill up with lukewarm water to within 2
inches of top of container. Temperature of brew now be about 70
to 80øF. Sprinkle yeast evenly over surface and seal. Beer
will work for 7 to 10 days. A thick white broth will appear
after the first 8 hours and gradually die, towards the end of
the time.

When working has ceased, take 8 dozen clean 26 oz. bottles and
put one level teaspoon of white sugar into each bottle. Drain
off liquid into bottles taking care not to disturb too much.
(This will disturb sediment and make liquid cloudy). Cap
bottles tightly and correctly and store upright for 3 weeks
minimum.

Cool in refrigerator in upright position and pour gently into
glass mug for serving. Sediment also forms in bottle If beer
is too lively, too much yeast has been added or if bottled
before, it had ceased working. Flavor of beer can be softened
by adding 4 oz. of barley to the hops when bottling. Color can
be darkened by increasing amount of molasses.

Your local health food store is where you can buy your
ingredients. Follow directions and be careful - this is very
potent.

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