PAOLO'S 'LAZY MAN' ITALIAN BREAD

3C warm water
2C plain flour
1T sugar
1 sachet yeast
Milk (just a little to help yeast grow)

Mix above ingredients with a whisk.  Leave in warm place with plastic bag over bowl for 20-30 min
(until mixture bubbles).

Add:
4C plain flour
2t salt

Mix well with wooden spoon (mixture will be sticky).  Leave in warm place to rise for 2 hours
(cover bowl with plastic bag).

Add a little more flour, just enough to handle the dough and remove from the bowl.  Place dough
on floured baking sheet and sprinkle more flour on top of dough mixture.  Leave to rise for only 15-20 min.

Bake in hot oven (200-220 C) for 25-40 min.  Do not open oven during first 25min.

NOTICE THAT KNEADING IS NOT REQUIRED!!!

Hints:

Mix dough in plastic bowl, not metal.
Final rise - put in oven while dough is still rising (hence short time of 15-20 min)
Store baked bread in cotton bag out of the fridge (not plastic bag).

Paolo Mascheroni, SY Tenera Luna