Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Starter must be proofed overnight or up to 12 hours before making bread.
  2. Add ingredients to bread machine in the order recommended by your machine's manufacturer.
  3. Select Dough cycle and start.
  4. When dough has finished kneading, but before it goes into the rise, remove from machine and shape into loaf or loaves.
  5. You could do standard loaves, or a free-form round or oval, or elongate.
  6. Let bread rise until double in bulk, covered.
  7. For a nice touch, lightly beat 1 egg white with 1 Tbsp water and brush top of loaf with this egg wash, and then sprinkle with fresh Parmesan, finely shredded.
  8. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 to 45 minutes, depending on the size of loaves.
  9. NOTE: Roasted garlic could be used, in which case I would increase the amount because it is milder in flavor.