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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat yogurt to lukewarm (110 degrees F). | 2. In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water, stir in yogurt, sugar, salt, oil and 2 cups flour, and beat until smooth. | 3. Stir in enough additional flour to make dough easy to handle. | 4. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes, adding more flour as necessary, to obtain a firm, non-sticky sough. | 5. Place in oiled bowl, and turn to oil top of dough. | 6. Cover, and let rise in warm place until doubled in volume. | 7. Punch down dough, divide into 8 equal parts, knead each one, and flatten into a 4"x6" rectangle. | 8. Roll up, beginning on one of the long sides, excluding any air bubbles. | 9. Pinch edge of dough firmly into roll to seal, press each end firmly to seal, and fold ends under. | 10. Place loaves, seam side down, on greased cookie sheets sprinkled with cornmeal. | 11. Brush or spray tops with cold water, and cut three diagonal slices across top of each loaf with a sharp knife or razor blade. | 12. Let rise until doubled, about 30-40 minutes. | 13. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. | 14. Brush or spray loaves with cold water, and sprinkle pepper into slashes if desired. | 15. Bake until loaves sound hollow when rapped on the bottom or when they reach an internal temperature of 190 degrees F on an instant reading thermometer, about 35 minutes, brushing or spraying with cold water every 10 minutes. | 16. Cool on wire rack before wrapping. | 17. Recipe can be doubled successfully, and bread freezes very well. | 18. Thaw to room temperature and heat unwrapped in oven to restore the crisp crust. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
plain yogurt	2	cartons		-	-	-	-
active yeast	2	packages		-	-	-	-
yeast	1	package		-	-	-	-
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar	1	tablespoon		55.062	13.7724	0.0	0.0
salt	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
flour	4 -5	cups	unbleached	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cold water				-	-	-	-
black pepper			coarse ground	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.