Italian bread from The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread (page 172) by Peter Reinhart

  • unbleached bread flour
  • semolina flour
    Semolina is the hard part of the grain of durum wheat. When hard wheat is ground, the endosperm--the floury part of the grain--is cracked into its two parts, the surrounding aleurone with its proteins and mineral salts and the central floury mass, also called the endosperm, which contains the gluten protein that gives hard wheat its unique properties for making good pasta. A cream-colored semolina is used in pasta or Italian-style breads. There are difference grades: (1) Semolina flour is finely ground endosperm of durum wheat; (2) Semolina meal is a coarsely ground cereal like farina; and (3) Wheatina is ground whole-grain wheat. When other grains, such as rice or corn, are similarly ground, they are referred to as "semolina" with the grain's name added, i.e., "corn semolina" or "rice semolina." Read more: http://www.food.com/library/semolina-471#ixzz1ms6MXCXf Buy Now
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    Requires refrigeration overnight and 5.5 hours to prepare. Can substitute cornmeal for semolina flour. See recipe for variations.

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    Requires refrigeration overnight and 5.5 hours to prepare. Can substitute cornmeal for semolina flour. See recipe for variations.

  • DebCooks on January 27, 2026

    Fabulous bread! There are several steps, but if you follow them, the loaves turn out well. One note, start in the morning on day two, as the time for proofing and fermenting take up much of the day.

  • anya_sf on August 23, 2020

    Amazingly like supermarket Italian bread, except so much better. I didn't have malt and opted to bake the loaves on the pan to avoid baking peel disasters. Medium crumb, soft, spongy texture, not too crusty. Nice dipped in olive oil and will make great garlic bread.

  • MmeFleiss on April 02, 2020

    This is my 6-yr-old’s new favorite bread and he gets quite upset when I make any other bread. Good, mild-tasting bread with a softer crust.

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