Brad's Italian Bread

Ingredients

• Three cups of bread flour
• One tablespoon of active dry yeast
• One cup of warm water
• One teaspoon of salt
• One table spoon of olive oil
• One-and-a-half teaspoons of sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Mix water, sugar, and yeast into bowl and use finger to stir lightly.
3. Allow yeast mix to activate for six minutes.
4. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir.
5. Keep adding flour until the dough is no longer sticky.
6. Place dough in a covered bowl and let sit in a warm place to rise.
7. After around an hour, knead dough to the desired texture, adding flour as needed.
8. Cut and roll out two long strips of dough.
9. Cut across the top of the dough [about a fourth of an inch deep] to let out the trapped air.
10. Place strips on a pan and cook until crisp.

Source — "Personal Recipe"
Prepared by R. Brad McKelvin
Louisiana Anthology
March 23, 2022