Cuban Bread For The Bread Machine

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water, plus
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 cups bread flour
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons yeast
• cornmeal, for sprinkling on baking sheet
• 1 egg, mixed with
• 1 tablespoon water, for egg glaze
• 3/4 cup hot water

Recipe

• 1 add water, salt, flour, brown sugar and yeast to bread machine pan in the order suggested by manufacturer.
• 2 select dough/manual cycle.
• 3 when cycle is complete, transfer dough to a lightly floured surface.
• 4 shape into a long loaf; taper ends by gently rolling back and forth.
• 5 place on a baking sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal.
• 6 let rise, uncovered, 10 minutes.
• 7 using a sharp knife, make 3 or 4 diagonal slashes on top of loaf.
• 8 brush with egg glaze.
• 9 place on the middle shelf of a cold oven.
• 10 place a shallow pan on bottom shelf and add hot water to pan.
• 11 set oven temperature at 400 degrees and bake 30 minutes, or until done.
• 12 remove from pan and let cool on wire rack.