Cast Iron Rustic Italian Loaf

Name: Cast Iron Rustic Italian Loaf
Yield: Serves 10 to 12 (makes 1 loaf)
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups mild, lager, such as Budweiser; 1/4 cup, water; 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 2 1/4 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 3 cups (16 1/2 ounces; 468 grams), bread flour, plus extra as needed; 2 teaspoons, salt

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SERVES10 to 12 (makes 1 loaf)

TIME1¼ hours, plus 2 hours rising, and 2 hours cooling

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Cook It In Cast Iron

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

You might assume that you have to make a special trip to a bakery for good Italian bread, or else settle for the pale, doughy loaves at the average supermarket, but making your own from scratch isn't as hard as you think. For a rustic Itali...

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