the bread maker!
place the ingredients (from the cup of warm water to yeast) into the pan of the bread maker according to your manual’s instructions (i did it in the order listed above, liquids to dry, ending with yeast).
program the machine to the dough setting and start it up. let it complete its cycle. take the canister out of the bread maker and allow it to rest 10 minutes.
turn dough out onto a smooth work surface and flour counter at this point. divide into 8-10 pieces.
roll each section of dough into an 16-18 inch rope. shape each rope into a round and then lift each end to cross over and 