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Homemade Herbed Twisted Bread

Ingredients
  

  • 5 cups flour

  • 2 cups warm water
  • 1 packet yeast
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp dried basil
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • extra flour
  • extra oil

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl, stir together warm water, yeast and sugar. Let that sit for 5 minutes.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine flour, oil, dried basil, dried oregano, and salt. Once the yeast mixture has rested for 5 minutes, add it into the flour mixture.
  • Using the dough hook, mix everything together until all the ingredients are incorporated. The dough should not be sticking into the bowl. If you don’t have a kitchen aid, use your hands and do the kneading technique.
  • Put a little bit of flour in the counter. Dump the dough in floured surface. Lightly brush the same mixing bowl (or a different one, if you prefer) with a little bit of oil. Return the dough into the greased bowl. Cover with a clean kitchen towel or a saran wrap. Let it rise for 25 minutes.
  • After resting, punch dough in the middle. Sprinkle flour in a flat surface, dump the dough in there then give it a massage for about 5 minutes. Cut the dough in half. Cut 1/2 into 4 sections.
  • Roll 'em up in thin sticks. Lay 2 dough sticks side by side on the flat and floured surface.
  • Pinch the top ends together, then alternately twist the sticks until you reach the end. Pinch the ends together too.
  • Repeat the process with the 2 remaining dough sticks. Place in a non-stick sheet pan, cover with a saran wrap and let them rest for 20 minutes.
  • *Second half of dough: Lightly brush a loaf pan with oil. Put the dough in it. Cut a few slits on top. Cover with a saran wrap and let it rest for 20 minutes.
  • Once the dough have risen for 20 minutes, take the saran wrappers out bake the breads in the oven, 350° for 25 minutes.