Rustic Village Bread

In a bowl add yeast and warm water, mixing well until yeast has completely dissolved. Mix the salt with flour and add to the water mixture.

Begin kneading using the heels of your hands, pushing down on the dough with your hands. Fold and turn the dough while kneading, adding the olive oil until dough no longer clings to your hands. When you have reached this consistency of no sticking, your dough is ready to be set aside to rise.

Place in a bowl and keep in a warm spot at room temperature, keeping covered with a cloth during the entire rising time. Dough rising is based on temperature and time can vary from 1, 2 or even 3 hours to rise. Your dough should have doubled in size when it’s ready.

Knead the dough once again, then separate in half into two loaves; you can use any baking pan, rectangular or circle. Cover and let rise until double in size again for approximately one hour.

Place in the oven at 350F for 45 minutes until bread has a golden shade.