Herb Bread Rounds

In a large bowl, mix together your yeast, flour, salt, and herbs until well blended. Mix in the 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Gradually add your water, mixing well. I like to use either a small wooden spoon or my hands.

Lightly flour the counter or another surface to work on. Put the dough on the counter and knead it for 10 minutes. It should be pretty smooth and well mixed together.

Move your dough to a new bowl and cover it with a damp dish towel so it can rise. It will need to rise for about 1 hour until it is twice the original size

After the hour, move your dough back to your work surface and knead it so that the air comes out of it. This shouldn’t take very long at all. Now you want to divide your dough in half. Take each half and work it into a round. The sides should be mostly smooth.

Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray or put a light coating of oil on it. Place your rounds of dough onto the cookie sheet and cover them again with a dish towel. Let them rise for another 30 minutes.

Preheat your oven to 425 F. Take your rounds and cut “stripes” across the top of them. Not too deep! Brush the top of the round with some olive oil and then sprinkle your sesame seeds onto it.

Bake at 425 F for 10 minutes. Then (without removing the bread from the oven) reduce the heat to 375 F and bake for 25 minutes longer. You can tell it’s done because it’ll be a nice brown color. If you pick up a round and tap the bottom with a knife or spoon, it should sound hollow when it’s done. Enjoy!