Baking Bread on a Cold Day

Today started out mighty cold. So the idea of a warm Italian loaf of bread sounded like a good idea. Luckily I had all the ingredients I needed to make it happen.

I used the recipe from the bread machine's recipe book.

Italian Bread Recipe

In the bread pan add the following in order (liquids first, dry ingredients second, and yeast third)

1 1/3 cup of water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup of olive oil
4 1/2 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
1/4 teaspon of garlic powder
1 packet of yeast

Put bread pan with ingredients into the bread maker. Push start. 3 hours later there is bread and the house smells amazing.

Italian Bread + Dinner = Satisfying Meal

I cooked dinner to coincide with when the bread would be ready. I also made a little dish of olive oil, garlic, Italian Seasoning, and diced tomatoes to dip my bread into and it was delicious!

Although I can cook bread anytime, there is something nice about the smell of bread baking inside a house during the winter time.

Do you have a favorite bread you like to bake on cold days?