7 chewy italian bread Recipes

active dry yeast, warm water, flour, active dry yeast, warm water, ice cold water, divided, flour , plus, more flour , for dusting, salt

hard boiled eggs , depends on size & how much you like eggs., white sauce. i added about 1/2 cup of gouda cheese to the basic white sauce for this 1 but sometimes yes & sometimes not. basic white sauce, bacon cut crosswise into thin strips., grated onion ., your favourite bread , toasted. in this case i used homemade, very chewy italian country bread. i have done this with english muffins & that is very nice., a pinch of sweet basel ., salt & fg pepper to taste.

crusty, chewy bread , such as tuscan-style or a sesame semolina, giardiniera*, drained, sliced sharp provolone, roasted red peppers , or 2 fresh roasted red bell peppers, see note, quartered artichoke hearts in water , drained, mixed salad greens , any variety, a couple of handfuls ) fresh italian flat leaf parsley leaves, leaves fresh basil , torn, sliced genoa salami, sliced sweet soppressata, sliced cappacola (hot cured pork shoulder), red onion, thinly sliced, vine-ripe tomato, thinly sliced, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, coarse salt and pepper, hot or sweet pickled cherry peppers

fig balsamic vinegar (any flavor is fine ), extra-virgin olive oil, artichoke heart marinated in oil (i bought this in a big jar), chewy and crusty bread.

all-purpose flour or 4 -4 1/2 cups bread flour, granulated sugar (white ), active dry yeast, salt, water, carton plain yogurt (3/4 cup), butter (or margarine), vinegar, egg white, slightly beaten, sesame seeds or poppy seed, if desired, freshly grated parmesan cheese , if desired, coarse salt , if desired