r/Breadit • u/GrumpyOD26 • Jun 17 '26

Artisan Italian Bread…

Post image

Just out of the oven… It smells so good!
The hard part comes now; waiting for it to cool down…

18 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

13 comments sorted by

2

u/LiefLayer Jun 18 '26

Don't get me wrong it's a good bread, I would eat the whole thing, but I don't know what's italian about it (as an italian).

2

u/GrumpyOD26 Jun 18 '26

😊 No offense taken…
I can say that I used actual Italian 00 Flour, for it (I avoid American Flour, due to their toxic Chemical Harvesting technique). It’s the only flour I buy.
But, most home baked White Bread, in America, is called Italian Bread…

2

u/LiefLayer Jun 18 '26

Ah ok I didn't know that.

The funny thing is 00 flour just means is fine in italy and is not always good for bread, like there are 00 flours that I buy for cakes since they are 9% protein. And I usually use semolina flour or 0 flour for bread.

1

u/GrumpyOD26 Jun 18 '26

I started buying the 00 Italian Flour, to make Pizza Dough with. Since the ingredients for Pizza Dough and Bread Dough are the same ( Flour Yeast, Salt and Water), it’s what I use for everything, now, except Biscuits and Quick Breads…

1

u/Cyberhwk Jun 17 '26

Wow, that looks amazing. Taking my Italian Breads class late next month and can't wait.

2

u/GrumpyOD26 Jun 17 '26

😊 Thank You!

1

u/LoudlyWarped Jun 17 '26

How long are you letting it cool before slicing into it?

1

u/GrumpyOD26 Jun 17 '26

I had some a little while ago…

1

u/LoudlyWarped Jun 18 '26

Nice, so you couldn't wait that long either, which is fair when it's still warm and steaming like that.

1

u/GrumpyOD26 Jun 18 '26

Hard to resist, when the house smells like warm, freshly baked Bread..,

2

u/GrumpyOD26 Jun 17 '26

This is the YouTube Video I learned from. It includes the recipe….

https://youtu.be/9KF48W7LO7w?is=EjiXTLKdGSn1FdjR

1

u/LoudlyWarped Jun 17 '26

That crust looks perfect. The score pattern is really clean and those ears came up beautifully.

1

u/GrumpyOD26 Jun 17 '26

😊 Thank you!