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Italian Bread Facts:

There are many different kinds of Italian breads. Italy was once made up of a number of independent states, and each developed its own favorite bread. The distinquishing characteristic of most Italian bread is not with the dough itself, but in the shaping, slashing and baking of the bread.

Tuscan Bread with Bruschetta

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Bread Machine Deep Dish Pizza - This pizza dough is made in the bread machine. You have the option of baking it in the pan of your choice, depending on how much dough you make. You can bake it in a pizza pan, deep dish pan or even a 13 x 9 baking pan.

Brick Oven Pizza - You'll like this pizza. The overnight starter gives it an unbeatable chewy/crispy crust.

Chocolate Almond Panettone - This is an easy and tasty Panettone recipe. It is a batter bread that requires no kneading and is baked in coffee cans.

Ciabatta with Olive Oil & Wheat Germ - Ciabatta means slipper in Italian. The dough is very wet and slack so you typically don’t shape this bread, you just divide the dough and stretch out the pieces a little bit.

European-Style Bread - These batards (or Italian-style loaves), feature a crunchy crust and chewy interior marked by irregular holes and are a perfect accompaniment to any meal.

Fold-over Pizza - This bread machine pizza dough recipe provides the basis for a uniquely shaped pizza. Cut it in wedges for a nutritious lunch or hearty appetizer. The recipe makes 2 fold-over pizzas.

Fougasse (without Olives)

Fougasse is a dense, crusty French loaf with an unusual shape and a pronounced flavor.

Fougasse: Provencal Bread with Herbs

Fougasse is a traditional southern French flatbread that can be flavored with herbs, olives, and lardons...

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Italian Bread 101 (Bread Machine)- You know that Italian bread you get at the supermarket? This Italian bread recipe will create that loaf...

Italian Easter Bread - This bread is known as Colomba Pasquale, Easter dove bread, a native of Lombardy in the north, but available everywhere when Easter rolls around.

Italian Herb Bread (Gluten-Free) - This gluten free Italian Bread recipe is also milk-free.

Italian Olive Oil Bread Pane Allo'Ollio (Bread Machine) - The dough for this Italian Olive Oil Bread or PANE ALL'OLIO is made in the bread machine and then baked on a baking stone to create a crisp, golden crust with a chewy interior.

Italian Panettone (Bread Machine) - Italian Panettone is a traditional, rich Christmas bread originating in Milan. This bread machine version is from the book "Bread Machine Magic" (Lois Conway & Linda Rehberg).

Master Pizza Dough (Bread Machine) - This bread machine pizza dough is a master pizza dough recipe that can be made in 1 1/2 and 2 pound bread makers.

No Knead Ciabatta - This is a no knead version of Ciabatta. It doesn't require kneading, but it does require a little bit of shaping.

Pizza Recipes - There are numerous methods and techniques for making delicious pizza. We invite you try a few and decide which recipe and method you like the best.

Rustic European Whole Wheat Bread - This bread is round shaped and slightly porous. It is a rather wet dough so it's best to form it by the sink so you can wet your hands frequently to keep the dough from sticking.

Semolina Bread - Pane de Mais - This Italian Semolina Bread is made using the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes method.

Semolina Bread - Pane Siciliano - This delicious semolina bread is made with an overnight sponge made with semolina (durum flour) and bread flour. 

Tuscan Bread - This Tuscan Bread is a saltless bread but it's not dull or flat tasting. It has a wonderful, slightly sweet flavor.

Tuscan Bread (Pane Toscano) - The legend goes that Italians created this bread without salt because of the high tariffs on salt generations ago.

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Source:
Ingram, Christine and Shapter, Jennie. Bread: The breads of the world and how to bake them at home. 2006 Hermes House.