water (lukewarm, about 100 f), yeast (granulated ) and
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water (lukewarm, about 100 f), yeast (granulated ), salt (kosher or other coarse ), all-purpose white flour (or healthier, white whole wheat, no need to sift), cornmeal
shredded mozzarella cheese, shredded cheddar cheese and
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shredded mozzarella cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, grated parmesan cheese, coarse black pepper, melted butter or 2 tbsp margarine, rhodes frozen breaddough , defrosted (you can also use any homemade breaddough)
loaves frozen white breaddough (i use rhodes brand) and
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loaves frozen white breaddough (i use rhodes brand), rolled sausage, cooked & drained, smoked sausage (i prefer spicy ), shredded mozzarella cheese, shredded cheddar cheese (i use mild ), jalapenos (optional) or olives (optional) or green onion, etc. (optional), butter
remember-you are working with yeast....and it s alive-so ... and
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remember-you are working with yeast....and it s alive-so don tsp kill it before it has a chance to do it s job. use baby bottle warm water-not hot. make the sponge starter at least 2 (or as many as 16) hours before you plan to make the bread., stir the above ingredients together to make a thickish pudding-like mixture. cover loosely with plastic wrap and let it sit on your kitchen counter for at least 2 hours (or as many as 16-the longer you let it sit-the more flavor will be enhanced)., all of the sponge starter, warm (not hot) water, sugar (for browning crust-not flavor), salt (i use kosher ), active dry yeast, bread flour, if you prefer, you can use instant yeast-use 1/2 tsp in starter , and 1/2 tsp in dough)
warm (not boiling... but hot enough that you can immerse ... and
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warm (not boiling... but hot enough that you can immerse your hand in it without screaming) or 1 1/3 cups hot water (not boiling... but hot enough that you can immerse your hand in it without screaming), instant granulated yeast, raw sugar, ... this is completely optional (or 1-2 tbsp of honey, it just makes it slightly sweet), salt, white flour, wholemeal flour (this is arbitrary, you can use all white bread or all wholemeal bread... the outcome of the bread is)