Scali Bread

Name: Scali Bread
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ⅔ cup (3⅓ ounces), all-purpose flour; ½ cup, water, room temperature; ⅛ teaspoon, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 2⅔ cups (13⅓ ounces), all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, table salt; 1¼ teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons, water, room temperature; 3 tablespoons, sugar; 1 tablespoon, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water and pinch salt; 1 tablespoon, sesame seeds (optional)

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Desserts or Baked Goods

Italian

Breads

Boasting a soft crust and a relatively fluffy crumb, scali is the bread you want to have next to your big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs.

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SERVESMakes 1 loaf

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Big Flavors From Italian America

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A signature of Boston's Italian American community, scali is sold in most local grocery stores and cafés in the North End and is almost always braided and coated with a generous amount of sesame seeds. It has a more complex flavor than many...

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