Herbal bread

Dissolve yeast and sugar in 50 ml of warm water.

Leave for 15 minutes, stirring every so often until abundant lather appears.

Sift the flour into a large bowl, arrange a fountain and pour in the dissolved yeast, fennel seeds, salt, parsley and finely chopped thyme.

Mix everything with the help of a fork, gradually adding milk, 100 ml of lukewarm water and oil.

Knead the dough on the table for at least 10 minutes, stretch with his fists closed, riavvolgendolo and shut down on the table.

Put the dough on the floured Bowl and sprinkle flour on the surface, then cover with a dry cloth and place it in warm place to rise until will increase in volume (50 minutes).

Gently remove the dough from the Bowl (deflate) and transfer it on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper (or greased), forming with his hands an oval bread about 26 centimeters long.

Bake in the lower part of a preheated oven at 180-200 degrees for about 50 minutes, brush the bread with lukewarm water, then continue cooking for another 5 minutes.

When cooking in the oven, place a small bowl, heat-resistant, full of water.