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Reviewed: Jun. 26, 2009
After shaping, I let my loaves rest on an oiled baking sheet. I slitted the top before I let them rest. I covered them, and then left the house for a couple of hours. When I came back my loves were HUGE! I baked them and they came out perfect!! They look better than the ready made loaves from Publix..lol. Yippee! 5 stars!
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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2009
Wonderful! Hubby raved about the flavor... a true italian bread, nice and dense not too fluffy. I would recommend as others have suggested to make one loaf rather than two. They did not rise enough to make two significant loaves, and I think would be better as one... will try that next time!
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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2009
Absolutely delicious! I made this for the first time last night and it was gone shortly after. I have another loaf in the oven now. I actually make 1 large loaf and after brushing egg on the top, I coat with sesame seeds. Tastes just like the bread from the North End.
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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2009
This recipe is excellent as submitted!
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Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2009
Unbelievable! And so easy! I didn't have an egg, so I baked it without it. Also, I baked it for just 25 minutes. The crust is absolutely perfect.
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Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2009
My family and I loved this bread, my husband is Italian and he loves bread. We go to a little local Italian shop where they make fresh bread and it is amazing, this recipe came very close to it. I have been on a bread making kick for the past 2 years and have all kinds of bread making books one even from Le Cordon Bleu and this recipe ranks right up there. The crust was chewy and golden, this bread is little dense but delicious, a perfect bread in my humble opinion. The only alteration I made was to only add 1tsp of salt. I would not make the whole recipe in the bread machine because it is a bit of a dense bread and it will turn out too heavy. This recipe is now one of favorites, thanks for sharing Destiny! a little tip how do you know when the bread has risen enough? The dough will double in size. It will be soft and look a bit airy. When you touch it with your finger, it will feel soft and an indention in the dough will remain. If it feels a bit springy and the dough bounces back from the indentation, it hasn’t risen enough.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.65 star rating.
Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2009
Followed the instructions. Bread stuck to bottom of the baking sheet. Will grease it and use cornmeal just in case next time. Was not as wonderful as other reviewers raved about. It was missing something that the store bought bread has. **Note cut deeply. My bread rose in the oven and the slit closed on itself. If you think you cut too deep you might still not have cut deep enough.
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Reviewed: May 25, 2009
This recipe was so ridiculously easy and the bread is excellent. We just came back from Italy and this is a very good rendition of some of the breads we tasted there, particularly in the northern regions.
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Reviewed: May 23, 2009
Used all bread flour. The dough was an excellent texture and very easy to shape into loaves. After the bread was shaped, put it directly on sheet pan. Not coordinated enough to slide onto a pan after rising.
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Reviewed: May 15, 2009
This is a good recipe, but it seems flawed in a way. Moving the loaves from a cutting board to the baking sheet seems like an extra step and causes the bread to fall a bit. My bread turned out a little on the dense side. Next time I will let it rise on the baking sheets.
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Reviewed: May 14, 2009
Outstanding! I've made 4 loaves in less than 24 hours. Perfect every time and the family raves about it! Camping this weekend and insisted my lasagna not be without this homemade bread!
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Reviewed: May 4, 2009
The best bread-machine Italian bread ever! I make 3 loaves instead of 2 for nice smaller size servings to go with the main course.
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Reviewed: May 4, 2009
This is just an awesome recipe - and will be added to my very best favourites. I'd give it more than 5 stars if I could. I made it as directed, and it was just as good (if not better) than bakery bread.
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Reviewed: May 4, 2009
This was great! I am so excited that now I can actually make italian bread just like you would buy in a store or bakery. Thanks so much for the recipe.
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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2009
I am just one more person who is wowed by this recipe. Thanks!
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Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2009
I halved this recipe which was my own fault. I didn't really get a good rise or a great looking loaf. I made it into garlic bread. Next time I'll do a full recipe. It was good though although it had a pretty dense texture.
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Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2009
I was also impressed by the multitude of praise for this bread. I'm about to make it for the 10th time in 2 weeks. I've added cheese to it and garlic. It's an easy 5 stars.
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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2009
Iam a chef with 20+ years in kitchens and this was one of the top ten homemade that I have ever tasted
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Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2009
This bread was suggested to me and I'm so happy about it!!! I can't wait to make little bagettes out this this recipe with some brushetta on top. Next time I will skip the part of putting it on the cutting board..no reason why it can't just rise on the pan:) Thank you for theis recipe and thank you smitty for suggesting it:)
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.65 star rating.
Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2009
This came out better than any Italian bread I've made, bread machine or hand-kneaded. It still wasn't what I was wanting. The inside was soft and fluffy but too much like Wonder Bread. The crust was nice and crunchy but I was expecting crisp and flaky since I put the tray of ice cubes in the oven. I'm terrible at making bread so I still gave this 4 stars. The one that comes out the best is one I found on a blog about frugality, it is not kneaded at all but left overnight, then cooked in a pre-heated cast-iron pot with a lid. It's FANTASTIC and comes out perfect every time. I am going to try this one again, though and see if I can get it to come out how I want it since it was SO close and good! Thanks for the recipe!
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