INGREDIENTS
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Credit: Landon Nordeman
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SERVES 4
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At Minardi Baking Company, Saint Joseph's bread is made in 100-pound batches. The dough is repeatedly pushed through a series of rollers, which compress it, so that it's dense enough to retain the bread's intricately wrought designs through the risin
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8 tbsp. unsalted butter, plus more as needed
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1⁄2 cup milk
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1⁄2 cup water, heated to 105°–110°
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1⁄3 cup sugar
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1 1⁄4-oz. packet active dry yeast
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5 1⁄2 cups flour
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1 tsp. fine salt
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3 eggs, at room temperature