Spanish Peasant Bread

Name: Spanish Peasant Bread
Ingredients: 1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast; 2/3 cup warm water; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 cups warm water; 8 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal; 2 egg yolks, beaten; sesame seeds or poppy seed

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
2/3 cup warm water
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
2 cups warm water
8 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
2 egg yolks, beaten
sesame seeds or poppy seed

Directions

1

Dissolve yeast in 2/3 C water.
2

Combine with salt, sugar, 2C water and 5 C flour. Beat 5 minutes.
3

Add enough remaining flour, beating with wooden spoon, until dough is soft. Knead vigorously for 5 minutes.
4

Place in a large greased bowl and brush top with melted butter. Cover and allow to rise until double. Punch down.
5

Form into 1 large or 2 small oblong rolls. Place on lightly greased baking sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Brush with egg yolk glaze and sprinkle with poppy seeds or sesame seeds.
6

Put bread in cold oven and turn oven temperature to 400 dg. Bake for 45-50 minutes. The bread will rise with the temperature.