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Mini loaf of Italian Sesame Bread

Italian Sesame Seed Bread Mini Loaves

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Italian sesame seed bread mini loaves are easy to make. You'll use a bread machine and your hands, as well as some baking pans.
The ingredients are all easy to find items and this recipe is great for a beginner to an advanced baker.
I've shared a few tips to get those sesame seeds to stick as well as how to brown up that bottom and make a good crusty bread!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 55 minutes
Cuisine bread
Servings 6 mini loaves
Calories 84 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/2 Cup of Water 110°F
  • 1/2 Cup of Milk 110°F
  • 2 Tablespoons of brown sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons of Italian Seasoning OPTIONAL - I used it in mine that is the flecks you see
  • 1 Tsp of Salt
  • 1 Tsp of Garlic Salt Seasoning
  • 3 Cups Bread Flour
  • 2 1/4 Tsp of Yeast
  • Sesame Seeds
  • Cornmeal for trays when baking

Instructions
 

  • First, add olive oil to bread maker liner.
  • Next place in the water, and milk.
  • If you are adding in optional Italian Spices add now.
  • Then put in the brown sugar.
  • Now add in the salt. (garlic and regular)
  • Flour.
  • Then make a well in the middle of the flour and add the yeast.
  • Close lid on the bread machine.
  • Program for DOUGH setting (1 1/2 hours)
  • While the dough is making in bread machine prepare a pan.
  • Dress pan with parchment paper or Silpat.
  • Dust the paper or Silpat with cornmeal (this crisps the bottom of the bread when baking)
  • Cut an additional sheet of parchment paper to cover the dough (or you can use a bread cloth)
  • When dough in bread machine has 1/2 hour left preheat the oven.
  • Preheat oven to 150° F and turn off once the temperature is reached.
  • Keep the oven door closed.
  • Once the bread machine cycle for the dough is complete, open bread machine lid and remove the liner.
  • Sprinkle a light (and that is LIGHT) dusting of flour on your work surface (cutting board, counter, etc) and a little on your fingers. Too much flour will dry your bread out on the interior, YUCK!)
  • Portion the dough into 6 equal pieces (as equal as can be this is not an exact measuring process, just eyeball it, that is what I do!)
  • Once cut, fashion into a rectangle-like form, tucking the bread dough from the bottom, a few times, but don't overwork the dough.
  • Place each mini loaf onto the cornmeal-dusted tray.
  • Spray/Spritz each loaf, and then dress with sesame seeds. (or see blog post for more options for seeds atop the bread)
  • Follow by cutting 2-3 slits in each, diagonally.
  • Cover with parchment and place in oven or atop oven.
  • Allow bread to double in size for about one hour.
  • During the rising cycle, preheat oven to 400° F with 20 minutes left to rise.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
  • The bottoms will crisp nicely.

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