Easiest Way to Cook Tasty Easy herbed bread (modified from King Arthur Flour recipe)

Easy herbed bread (modified from King Arthur Flour recipe).

You can have Easy herbed bread (modified from King Arthur Flour recipe) using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Easy herbed bread (modified from King Arthur Flour recipe)

1. Prepare 4 cups of bread flour + extra for dusting.
2. You need 3 tsp of herbs de Provence.
3. You need 2 tsp of salt.
4. You need 1.5 tsp of sugar.
5. Prepare 2 tsp of instant dry yeast.
6. Prepare 1.5 cups of warm water.
7. Prepare 1 of egg for eggwash, lightly beaten.

Easy herbed bread (modified from King Arthur Flour recipe) step by step

1. Mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl and form a well in the center.
2. Add 1.5 cups of warm water gradually and stir.
3. Knead dough with hands, dusting with extra flour if dough is sticky until a soft smooth dough is formed.
4. Rest the dough in a well greased bowl, covered with an oiled cling wrap for 1 hour in a warm place. Dough should be more than doubled in size by now..
5. Remove dough and place on a flourboard/work surface lightly dusted with flour. Gently punch out air pockets and shape dough into a circle by folding and pinching dough..
6. Place dough on a greased baking sheet and rest for another 30-45 minute for 2nd rise. Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius in the meantime..
7. Slice the top of the bread with decorative patterns using a sharp knife and brush surface of dough with eggwash. Bake in the oven for 30-35min until bread is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped. Leave to cool for 30min before slicing..
8. Serve warm with soups/olive oil or use it to make sandwiches. Voila! All done!.
9. Note: dough will be a little sticky and soft. Dust with extra flour as needed..