Herb Italian Bread!

I made this bread last night just to try it and it was amazing!! I adapted the recipe to meet my familys likes… My family literally stood in the kitchen and devoured a whole loaf between the 4 of us. I also roasted some garlic and made garlic butter to put on it!! SOO good. By the way I got the recipe from recipezaar.com

Makes 2 loafs.

• 1 tablespoon dry yeast
• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 cup freshly grated pecorino romano cheese
• 6 cups all purpose flour

1. Mix yeast, warm water and sugar together in a large bowl.
2. Set aside for five minutes, or until mixture becomes foamy.
3. Stir in olive oil, salt, herbs, garlic powder, cheese and 3 cups flour into the yeast mixture.
4. Gradually mix in next three cups of flour.
5. Knead for 5 to 10 minutes, or until it is smooth and elastic.
6. Place in an oiled bowl, turning to cover sides with oil.
7. Cover with a damp linen towel, or plastic wrap.
8. Let rise for 1 hour, or until dough has doubled.
9. Punch down to release all the air.
10. Shape into two loaves.
11. Place loaves on a greased cookie sheet, or into two 9×5 inch, greased pans.
12. Allow to rise for 1/2 hour again, until doubled in a warm place.
13. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
14. Remove loaves from pans and let cool on wire racks for at least 15 minutes, before slicing.