Comments on: Homemade Italian Bread Recipe (Easy & Quick to Make)

By: Julie Menghini

Julie Menghini — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:03:22 +0000

In reply to Margherita. Thank you, Margherita! My journey sounds exactly like yours, branching out and trying different things. I have so much fun coming up with new ideas.

By: Margherita

Margherita — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:06:14 +0000

Omg this recipe is perfect. I usually like quick and easy dinners. Not much of a baker but I’ve been trying different recipes and this is my best so far! So light fluffy and delicious. Thank you for sharing your recipe.

By: Julie Menghini

Julie Menghini — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 14:45:52 +0000

In reply to Ilene. Thank you, Ilene! I love hearing from my bread baking friends and your tip for baking it on the bottom of a sheet pan will be helpful too. This recipe is a favorite of ours too.

By: Ilene

Ilene — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 18:58:29 +0000

Thanks for this recipe. So simple and delicious. Making it for the second time today and hoping it’s just as good. I typically bake bread on the bottom of a sheet pan and use cornmeal to keep it from sticking. Works great every time. Thanks again!

By: Julie Menghini

Julie Menghini — Wed, 17 May 2023 12:42:36 +0000

In reply to Melissa. There are so many reasons that you had different results, Melissa. Did you use bread flour? The first time I made it I over proofed it and got the results you did. I hope you had a chance to read about my experience. The olive oil and salt add delicious flavor to this bread.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 16 May 2023 22:38:00 +0000

The dough was way too sticky, I made it twice. One as per instructions and one with an additional cup of flour. The one I added to was much better. It wasn’t as sticky, I was actually able to knead it. But neither loaves had flavor. Something was missing for sure.

By: Julie Menghini

Julie Menghini — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 14:29:01 +0000

In reply to Jean. I cook everything on "convection" and on the middle rack.

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 04:38:49 +0000

I have a fan-forced oven so would I put it on 200 Celsius and what level in the oven would I put it at the bottom of oven, the top or in the middle?
Thank you for the recipe.

By: Julie Menghini

Julie Menghini — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:00:33 +0000

In reply to Julie. Hey, thanks for sharing. This isn't a typical result. Not sure where your bread went wrong. If you'd like to expound on your comment, maybe I could help.

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:30:23 +0000

Followed directions and had a very wet dough, even after adding more flour the baked bread had no flavor and was dense as a brick. I have made many loaves of bread and like to try new recipes but this one is terrible.