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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Caribbean >> Cuban

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine yeast, brown sugar and warm water in a large mixing bowl; stir to mix. | 2. Stir in 2 cups of the flour; beat well. | 3. Let stand 10 minutes for yeast to develop. | 4. Stir in salt. | 5. Add remaining 3 to 4 cups flour, about 1 cup at a time, stirring after each addition, until a stiff dough forms. | 6. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. | 7. Knead 8 to 10 minutes, adding more flour as needed to keep dough manageable. | 8. Dough should be smooth, elastic and not sticky. | 9. Oil the surface of the dough and put it in the rinsed mixing bowl. | 10. Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place 45 to 60 minutes, or until doubled in bulk. | 11. Punch down dough. | 12. Knead lightly. | 13. Form into two long loaves. | 14. Sprinkle cornmeal on a baking sheet; place loaves on baking sheet. | 15. Let rise, uncovered, 10 minutes. | 16. Using a sharp knife or razor blade, make 3 or 4 diagonal slashes in the top of each loaf. | 17. Brush loaves with egg wash. | 18. Place on middle shelf of a cold oven. | 19. Place a shallow pan on the bottom shelf; pour hot water into pan. | 20. Set oven temperature at 400 degrees and bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until loaves are well browned and sound hollow when tapped. | 21. Remove from baking sheet and let cool on wire racks. | 22. Note: For the best results, this recipe requires bread flour. | 23. All-purpose flour works, but it often produces a low loaf if it is not kneaded thoroughly. | 24. Notice the absence of oil or butter in the dough, which makes the bread crustier. | 25. This bread is so good you won't have to worry much about leftovers, but if you think you'll use only one loaf within a day, don't freeze the other-- just give it away! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
active yeast	3	packages		-	-	-	-
brown sugar	4	teaspoons		45.6	11.7708	0.0144	0.0
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
bread flour	5 -6	cups	divided	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
cornmeal				-	-	-	-
egg	1	tablespoon		21.7181	0.1094	1.9076	1.4443
hot water	3/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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