Homemade Italian Bread

PREPARATION:

1. Mix yeast, sugar and 1 cup of warm water in a bowl of a powerful electric mixer. Leave for 5 minutes. Add 2 cups of flour, oil, salt to the bowl and whisk at low speed using the dough hook. Gradually add the flour until the dough begins to loose from the walls of the bowl and has a homogeneous consistency. When adding flour, the dough will acquire a slightly “shaggy” appearance. As enough flour is added, the dough will become soft and smooth rather than wet and sticky or too dry and rough. 
2. Increase the mixer speed to medium and knead for 5 minutes. Then cover the bowl with film and leave in a warm place (~30 degrees) without a draft for 30 minutes. When the dough has doubled in volume, mix again and leave for another 10 minutes. 
3. Sprinkle the dough with flour and form loaves of an elongated shape 30 cm long. Place on a greased baking sheet. Make three diagonal incisions 0.5 cm deep on the top. This will allow the bread to release steam from the inside and prevent the loaf from swelling from the sides. 
4. Bake at 200 degrees for 16 minutes until saturated golden color. Cool on the grille. Homemade bread is ready. Serve warm or at room temperature. Buon appetito!