![]() ![]() ![]() Once the dough is raised (it should double its volume), you have to work it all again by using some flour, then divide it in 2 or more parts, cover again with a damp cloth and let rest for another hour. Put the pastry in a basin, cover it with a damp cloth and let it leaven for no less than 2 hours, in a warm area of the kitchen. Put the flour in another basin and add the water with the yeast in it little by little, then add all other ingredients and work the pastry very well on a board for at least 10 minutes.ģ. Note that the water has to be just lightly warm.Ģ. First of all you need to dissolve the yeast together with the warm water until it is completely melt. *Note: I recommend you make your bread pastry absolutely by hand on a wood board.ġ. ![]() 14 gr of powder yeast (=4 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast) or 25 gr of brewer’s yeast.2 teaspoons of sugar (10 gr) to help leavening.6 spoons (50 gr) (=0.110 pounds) of extra virgin olive oil.Note: to have a good bread you need to use only high quality products, starting from the flour, that’s extremely important! Ingredients needed to make Bread at home The traditional and authentic Tuscan Bread Recipe is totally made with no salt and requires many hours of leavening. Now I’ll show you the bread recipe I’ve learned from my mother, and although the actual Tuscan bread recipe is without any salt in it, I put just a pinch of it in my dough, as my mother does. Women worked all ingredients by hand on the madia or kneading trough a rustic piece of furniture. The bread was made even more savory as it was cooked in old wood ovens! Bread was prepared only once a week, but it was so good and genuine that it kept well for many days. My mother Anna always tells me how incredibly delicious the bread prepared by her grandmother was and from the enthusiastic way in which she speaks, I can only imagine how wonderful and tasty it really was. I often enjoy preparing it at home, especially on special occasions or on Sundays. This is because it enhances every flavor. Bread cannot miss from any Tuscan (and Italian) table! Bread from Tuscany is the perfect element to accompany any type of Italian or Tuscan dish, from meat, cheese, fish to jams and chocolate. Homemade Tuscan bread is actually at the base of our culinary tradition. Best Homemade Tuscan Bread: the Recipe from Tuscany in Italy ![]()
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