Italian Gondola Bread
Homemade Italian Gondola Bread
This delightful bread looks and acts like Italian bread, but has a much sweeter taste. It is delicious when used for sandwiches (hence the name), or served on its own or as a side to soups and pastas. While it has a few fussy steps, it really is quite simple to make.
Ingredients
- 1 -1/4 cup warm water
- 1 4 oz. package dry yeast
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ½ cup sugar
- 4 cups bread flour
- 2 teaspoons oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
Dissolve yeast in water. Separately, mix together oil, eggs, salt and sugar.
Add flour 1 cup at a time until mixed. Knead until smooth. Place dough in a greased bowl. Cover with a cloth and let rise for 1 ½ hours. Punch down, flip dough over, and repeat. Cut dough into 4 pieces for sandwiches, or 2 pieces for dinner-sized loaves. Shape into oblong loaves, and place on greased and floured cookie sheets. Cover loaves, and let rise again for approximately one hour. Slash loaves 3 x with knife. Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 20-25 minutes.
