PULLMAN LOAF RECIPES

Steps:

• To make this recipe, start by preparing one batch of the Master Bread Dough.
• Liberally coat an 8½x4½" or 9x5" loaf pan with extra-virgin olive oil. Lightly flour work surface with bread flour and turn out Master Bread Dough onto surface. Roll dough over onto itself, applying pressure with your fingers to seal closed and tighten log. Use your fingers to roll ends of log against surface to close. (Click here to see Bryan's motions.) Place dough in pan and brush with more extra-virgin olive oil. Cover with a kitchen towel and let dough rise until about ½" above edge of pan, about 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 425°. Sprinkle top liberally with flaky sea salt. Bake until golden brown, 35–40 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cook in pan 5 minutes. Turn out bread onto rack and let cool completely before slicing.
• Do ahead: Bread can be baked 3 days ahead. Store in a paper bag or a bread box at room temperature, or slice and freeze up to 1 month.

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients, and mix and knead them—by hand, mixer, or bread machine—to form a smooth, supple dough.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl or dough-rising bucket, cover the bowl or bucket, and allow the dough to rise till puffy though not necessarily doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Lightly grease a standard (13 x 4 x 4-inch) lidded pain de mie pan.
• Transfer the risen dough to a lightly greased work surface, shape it into a log, and fit it into the pan. Flatten the top as much as possible. Cover the pan with lightly greased plastic wrap, and allow the dough to rise until it's about 1/2-inch below the lip of the pan, about 45 minutes.
• Carefully slip the cover onto the pan, and let it rest an additional 15 minutes while you preheat your oven to 350°F.
• Bake the bread for 25 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven, carefully remove the lid, and return the bread to the oven to bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, until it's golden-brown on top and tests done; an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center will register 190°F
• Remove the bread from the oven, and turn it out of the pan onto a rack to cool completely. For a soft, flavorful crust, brush the loaf with melted butter while warm. Yield: 1 loaf.