Italian country bread

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 500 g wheat flour type 550
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cube of yeast, 42 g
• 300 ml water, lukewarm
• some flour for dusting

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 2 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 50 minutes; Total time approx. 3 hours 5 minutes

Sift the flour into a bowl. Add the salt, crumbled yeast, and warm water. Knead with the dough hook of a food processor or a hand mixer until smooth. Shape the dough into a round loaf, dust with flour, and place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size. Preheat the oven to 200°C (top/bottom heat). Score the bread into diamond shapes with a sharp knife and bake in the preheated oven for about 50 minutes. Then let it cool completely on a wire rack.