Anna Sultana's Crusty Italian Bread

Is there anything more basic than bread?



Carmela's Entertaining with The Sopranos included a few bread recipes, 

including a recipe for a loaf of Easter Sweet Bread in the Holidays chapter.

But, there wasn't a recipe for basic Italian bread.

Bread to accompany meals.

Bread that, with a chunk of cheese and a bottle of wine, could be a meal in itself. 





Maybe Carmela had a really good