Crusty Garlic Bread
Ingredients
1 Tbsp. dry yeast
1 C. warm water
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
6 each crushed garlic cloves
4 C. unbleached white flour
3 Tbsp. wheatgerm
Cooking Instructions
Dissolve the yeast in the water in a bowl. Add salt, oil and garlic. Stir in 3 C. flour and wheatgerm. Mix with a fork. Sprinkle 1/4 C. flour on a board and turn out the dough, coating it with the flour. Then knead, adding another 1/4 C. flour gradually. Knead for a couple of minutes. Let rise till it has doubled in size. Punch down and let it rest for a while. Roll the dough into a 13 inch length. Set the bread on an oiled sheet. Let proof for 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake for 45 to 55 minutes.
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