Instructions

1. To the bowl of the stand mixer, add yeast, water, salt and 3 cups of flour. Attach the dough hook and knead on low speed.
2. Add the remaining flour slowly to the dough, one tablespoon at a time, until the dough no longer sticks to the side of the bowl, and sticks slightly at the bottom of the bowl. Knead for 10 minutes.
3. Remove the dough from the stand mixer and form the dough into a ball.
4. Spray the dough and side of the bowl with olive oil and cover tightly with a plastic wrap and place in a warm place, until the dough doubles in size, about 1 hour.
5. Punch down the dough and on lightly floured surface, flatten the dough.
6. Roll the dough to form a cylinder and place it inside an oiled 9-inch loaf pan.
7. Spray the surface of the dough with olive oil, cover with a plastic wrap and place in a warm place until the dough doubles in size, 1 hour.
8. Preheat oven to 350⁰ F, rack in middle position.
9. Bake, the dough for 40-50 minutes. Let the bread cool for about 2 hours on a wire rack before cutting.