Homemade Italian Bread Recipe

Mama’s Homemade Italian Bread Recipe: I have eaten this bread my entire life!  

This is my Mom’s recipe!  My parents are from Italy and even used to own an Italian Restaurant!  Give this recipe a try!  My mom cooked it EVERY Sunday growing up!!!

After making this recipe, add some Italian Steak, Carne Ammuddicata Recipe, with some homemade Italian Sauce and cheese for the BEST Italian Steak Sandwich to make your mouth water!

5 lbs of flour
3 Envelopes of Dry Yeast
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/3 Cup of Salt
4 tbs. Vegetable Oil
Warm Water

Sesame Seed Mixture:  Beat one egg and use it as a paste for sesame seeds.

1.  Add Yeast to Warm Water until it dissolves.

2.  Add all the dry ingredients to the flower, and mix it.  Then create a hole in the center to poor in Yeast Water and Vegetable oil.  Then keep hand mixing and adding water until you form a big ball of dough in the consistency of peanut butter.  Cover with tea towels and blankets for an hour and a half to let the dough rise.

3. shape your bread (you can use the egg as paste and add sesame seeds before putting it in the oven) and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes and then lower it to 350 for 35 minutes!

Now you can enjoy this Homemade Italian Bread Recipe! My mom is from Italy and this is her authentic Homemade Italian Bread Recipe!  Enjoy!  It makes a lot of bread!