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White Bread

Makes 1 loaf (about 16 slices) Preparation time 5 minutes Cooking time 1 hour

olive oil, for greasing

2½ cups Bread Mix (see page 18)

½ cup almond meal

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1 tablespoon active dry yeast

1 Preheat the oven to 400°F and lightly grease a 9½- x 5½-inch bread pan with olive oil.

2 Put the bread mix, almond meal, salt, sugar and yeast in a large mixing bowl and mix together thoroughly. Pour in 2 cups warm water and, using a wire whisk, beat vigorously 1 to 2 minutes to aerate the dough. Beat until the dough holds some shape, but is still soft enough to fall from the whisk, adding 1 or 2 extra tablespoons warm water if it feels too stiff.

3 Spoon the dough into the prepared pan and level the surface with the back of a metal spoon. Wash the spoon clean and dip it in cold water, then smooth the surface of the dough with the back of the wet spoon, repeating to cover the whole area.

4 Bake 1 hour, or until the bread is golden brown and sounds hollow when turned out of the pan and tapped on the bottom. Transfer the bread to a wire rack and let cool.