Bread Machine French Bread

6 servings
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This is an easy, crusty, French Bread recipe for your bread machine. It makes a 2 lb. loaf. For diabetics 1 slice/serving is 2 carbs or equal to 2 slices of bread. You can get the bread slicing guide at Wal-Mart for about $10.

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Bread Machine French Bread Ingredients

1 1/3 cups Water warm	2 tbsps Sugar
1 1/2 tbsps Olive oil	4 cups All purpose flour or bread flour
1 1/2 tsp. Salt	2 tsp. Yeast

Instructions for Bread Machine French Bread

Place the warm water into your bread pan. Be sure the kneading paddle is in place. Then add the olive oil, the salt, and the sugar, in this order. Add the flour, covering the liguid. Make a small indentation on top of the center of the flour, but not deep enough to reach the liquid. Add the yeast to this indentation. (Adding the ingredients in this order is important, especially when using the timer. It keeps the yeast away from the liquid ingredients until it is time to knead them together. Liquid ingredients will prematurely activate the yeast.) Now you are ready to set your bread pan in the machine and set the timer or choose the French Bread Cycle. This recipe makes a 2lb loaf.

Main Ingredient: BreadCuisine: American

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by LadyJay

This makes a wonderful, crusty french bread. It was so easy and so delicious!

CayceQuilter
on Jun 15 2007 11:43PM

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LadyJay
on May 9 2006 4:58PM

Who says you can't make decent bread in a bread machine? This is probably my favorite French Bread recipe for the bread machine. Nice and crusty. Fabulous slathered with softened or whipped butter. Let it stand 10 minutes before you slice it with a sharp bread knife.

Howardy
on Mar 16 2006 7:58PM

Total Time: 1:30
Active time: 1:30

Who says you can''t make decent bread in a bread machine? This is probably my favorite French Bread recipe for the bread machine. Nice and crusty. Fabulous slathered with softened or whipped butter. Let it stand 10 minutes before you slice it with a sharp bread knife.