Semolina Bread
A simple and delicious semolina bread.
Servings: 1 Loaf
Ingredients
Sponge
- 1 Cup Water Warm
- 1 Tsp Active Dry Yeast
- 1 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
Dough
- Sponge
- 1/2 Cup All Purpose Flour
- 3/4 Cup Semolina Flour
- 1 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
Instructions
Sponge
- Add warm water a mixing bowl and stir in the yeast until combined.
- Add flour, stirring to combine as you go.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside until the sponge doubles in size. About 1 hour.
Dough
- Stir the sponge to deflate.
- Add flour, semolina flour, salt, and olive oil to the sponge.
- Combine using a stand mixer on low speed for 5 minutes or until dough forms a smooth ball. About 7 minutes if you would prefer to knead by hand.
- Apply additional olive oil to the ball of dough and place in an oiled bowl.
- Cover with the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise until the dough doubles in size. About 1 hour.
- Lightly flour a baking sheet with semolina flour.
- Place the dough on floured baking sheet, deflate, and begin shaping into an oval by folding the dough over and pinching the seams.
- Place the dough seam side down and cover with oiled plastic wrap until the dough doubles in size. About 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Once dough has risen, make three slices across the top.
- Bake for 40 minutes until golden brown. Baking time may vary. Once done the bread should have a hollow sound when tapped on the underside.
- Remove from oven, let cool, and enjoy!