My project for tonight was a crusty Italian bread-- and I think I did pretty well!

Hadn’t made one before, but needed a bread to go with a soup I’m working my way through.

It came out pretty well, but definitely more dense than I would have liked…

…but that’s my fault, I overworked the dough a bit while second-guessing myself.

Could also be browned a bit better, but I was using a convection oven instead of the normal oven, so I was erring on the side of caution.