Italian Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. malt syrup or sugar
1/3 c. nonfat milk
2 1/2 c. cold water (70 to 75~)
2 pkg. dry yeast
1/2 c. cool water
6 c. hard wheat bread flour, or a little more
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil

Preparation

In a small bowl, mix the salt, malt syrup, milk and 2 1/2 cups of water.
Stir to dissolve the malt which is heavy and thick and set aside.