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Herb bread with basil and cilantro

Herb Bread with Basil and Cilantro is made with fresh herbs and tastes delicious. It's lovely with tomatoes and a good cheddar cheese.
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups white flour Use bread flour if you have it. Mine was made with plain white flour
  • 2¼ teaspoons instant yeast
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • 1 ounce fresh basil
  • 1 ounce cilantro
  • 1¼ cups water

Method
 

  1. Combine flour, yeast, salt, olive oil, and the water in a large bowl.
  2. Mix until all the flour is absorbed and you have a soft dough that is just the tiniest bit sticky.
  3. If you have a KitchenAid mixer, mix dough with dough hook for 4 minutes then knead for 3 minutes until dough is slightly stretchy.
    If you don't have a mixer, knead for a good 6 minutes.
  4. Let dough rest 1 hour.
  5. Mix the chopped and de-stemmed herbs, then divide dough in half. Form into two disks and let rest 30 minutes on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment.
  6. Preheat oven to 425° F.
  7. Bake 30 minutes, or until brown and sounds hollow when tapped.