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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 loaves 510g

Recipe makes 2 loaves)

Calories 998
Calories from Fat 75 (7%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 8.4g 12%
Saturated Fat 4.1g 20%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.8g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.3g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 2378mg 99%
Potassium 359mg 10%
Total Carbohydrate 198.8g 66%
Dietary Fiber 7.7g 30%
Sugars 7.0g
Protein 27.6g 55%

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Peasant Bread

Recipe #262593 | 2¾ hours | 15 min prep | add private note

By: Grace4Gayle
Oct 31, 2007

This breads texture is a cross between focaccia and English muffin bread. It's wonderful toasted and is so easy to make because it requires no kneading.

2 loaves (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Your choice of topping

Directions

  1. 1
    Dissolve yeast in 1 cup warm water.
  2. 2
    In a large bowl, combine flour, salt and sugar.
  3. 3
    Add the yeast mixture and remaining 1 cup of warm water; stir until combined.
  4. 4
    Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled. (About 1 hour).
  5. 5
    Stir dough down.
  6. 6
    Divide in half.
  7. 7
    Place each half in a greased 1 quart round casserole or ovenproof bowl.
  8. 8
    Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with topping.
  9. 9
    Let rise in a warm place until doubled; about 45 minutes.
  10. 10
    Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.
  11. 11
    Remove from pans to cool.

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From: mamajama

On Jul 14, 2009

Oh so easy! We all enjoyed it and ate every bite! Thanks for sharing such an easy bread recipe!

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  • From: Tennessee Treefrog

    On May 21, 2009

    This is now our regular bread. I make it at least 3 times a week if not more. I like to add 1 tsp garlic powder and 1 teaspoon pepper to it. We use half King Arthur Whole Wheat Flour and half King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour and add whole wheat Gluten. You can also shape it like a loaf with a little practice. Beautiful texture, easy recipe, lots of variations, bottom line BEAUTIFUL perfect recipe. Thank you Grace4Gayle!!!

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    From: QueenJellyBean

    On Apr 29, 2008

    This was a very easy recipe with wonderful results. It has a crispy crust and a coarse texture but not in "bad" ways...it's actually very pleasing. I baked it in two 1.5 qt Pyrex bowls. I couldn't wait for dinner to try it though so I cut into one and had a piece with my cup of tea and it was delightful! I didn't top it with anything but butter because I wasn't sure what I was going to serve it with. Can't wait to try it for toast!

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  • From: Meredith C-ville

    On Feb 24, 2008

    This is an incredibly easy and undemanding recipe. I feel like I hardly did anything to get it ready. I used 3c white and 1c ww flour. I did the second rise overnight, and although I was a bit worried that I'd wake to find that the dough had taken over the entire kitchen, it wasn't a problem. The bread baked while we had our coffee and we ate it as toast with eggs and jam. The texture is very airy, so it's not exactly like 'normal' bread, but it would be really good as something to have with a soup. I made one into a loaf and the other into a circle, which I will probably slice in half horizontally and use for an italian sandwich. I did not use the butter and topped with sesame seeds. Thanks for the recipe.

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