Basil And Sage Bread – We Love God!

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Breads, Wine	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Yeast, dry envelope
1	c	Water, warm 105-115~
5 1/2	c	All purpose flour
1/4	c	Olive oil
4	t	Basil, crumbled dried
1/4	t	Sage, crumbled dried
1/2	c	Dry white wine
1 3/4	t	Salt
1/4	t	Pepper, freshly ground
1/2	c	Water, warm 105-115~
2 1/2	c	ps flour 1/2 cup at a time. Knead dough in mixer u, ps flour 1/2 cup at a time. Knead dough in mixer until smooth

INSTRUCTIONS

(Makes 2 baguettes.) Sprinkle yeast over 1 cup water in bowl of
heavy-duty electric mixer; stir to dissolve. Let stand 5 minutes.
Thoroughly mix in 1 1/2 cups flour. Sprinkle 1/2 cup flour over  dough.
Cover with towel. Let rise in warm draft-free area until  doubled,
about 1 1/2 hours. Heat oil in heavy small skillet over low  heat. Add
basil and sage and stir until aromatic, about 1 minute.  Cool. Blend 1
cup flour, oil mixture, wine, salt and pepper into  dough, using dough
hook. Slowly add remaining 1/2 cup water. Stir in  and resilient, about
10 minutes, adding more all purpose flour if  sticky. Grease large
bowl. Add dough, turning to coat entire surface.  Cover bowl. Let dough
rise in warm draft-free area until doubled,  about 1 1/4 hours. Grease
two baking sheets. Punch dough down. Divide  in half. Form each piece
into 14-inch-long loaf. Place on prepared  sheets, seam side down. Let
rise in warm draft-free area until almost  doubled, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400~. Slash tops of loaves  with sharp knife. Bake
until breads sound hollow when tapped on  bottom, about 50 minutes.
Cool on wire racks before serving.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster
collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 3123 Calories From Fat: 542 Total Fat: 61.7g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 4110.4mg Potassium: 1074.1mg Carbohydrates: 534.8g Fiber: 23.5g Sugar: 3.1g Protein: 76.5g