Italian Bread

A couple of weeks ago I made Italian Bread for the first time. We ate two loaves in two days! Since I enjoyed it so much, I decided yesterday evening to make a couple more loaves. While the loaves were rising, I marinated some quartered cherry tomatoes in my best olive oil along with fresh basil and thyme and a healthy pinch of salt. After devouring a couple of fresh-baked slices, I cut more bread, rubbed the slices with garlic and brushed them with oil, then placed them under the broiler for bruschetta.

Mmmmm, I just ate a couple of pieces covered in mozzarella.

I'm still working on perfecting the recipe. ( Here's the work in progress, along with a couple of pictures. )