Here you go, Debs, one recipe for Pane di Semola. i will give the manual method as I don't know if you use a bread maker or not.
I use a doughsetting on the bread maker and in the past I used the dough hook of the Kenwood.
We like to eat this with cheese, parma ham, olives, tomato salad and antipasta type preserves in oil, eg peppers, courgettes and artichoke hearts and dried tomatoes in oil. The bread is good to dip in the oil of the preserves.
It also helps if there is some sunshine to go with it!!!!!! Here's hoping we get some this year.
Starter...1/4 teaspoon dried yeast
150 ml water
125g white bread flour
Sprinkle yeast on to water, leave 5mins and stir to dissolve. Add flour and leave for 12 to 24 hours covered with a cloth.
For the dough 1 and 1/2 teaspoon dried yeast
175 ml luke warm water
125g white bread flour
250g semolina, plus extra to dust
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
Sprinkle the yeast into 100ml of the water, leave for 5mins and stir to dissolve.
Flour in a bowl with the salt in the bottom of the bowl. Add everything except the remaining 75 ml of water. Knead to a smooth elastic dough, adding the extra water if needed.
Place in an oiled bowl. Cover an leave to double in size, about 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours.
When risen knock back the dough and knead briefly.
Leave to rest for 10 mins then divide the dough into 2 pieces, shape into round loaves. Place loaves on well oiled baking sheet dusted with semolina and flatten the loaves slightly with the palm of your hand. Sprinkle with a little semolina, cover with a cloth and leave until the loaves have doubled in size.
Bake in a pre heated oven at 200C gas 6 for about 30 mins until the loaves sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.
You can put a dish of boiling water in the bottom of the oven to create steam which will make your bread crustier.
When making bread it is a good ide not to let the salt and yeast comeinto direct contact at the beginning as salt can reduce the effect of the yeast.
If using a bread maker just follow the instructions for your machine and whack all the ingredients in the machine.