Basic French Bread

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Fresh bread is simple to make -- you just need to plan a good 4 hours before you need it!

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Basic French Bread Ingredients

1 package Yeast active dry	1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 1/8 cup Warm water 120 degrees F	3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour I used Stone-Buhr
2 teaspoon Sugar	1 teaspoon Salt

Instructions for Basic French Bread

In a large bowl dissolve yeast in the water, add the sugar and let sit 5 min until it starts to foam. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir into a shaggy mass. Scrape onto a lightly floured board or stone, and kneed 8 to 10 min., adding more flour as needed to get a smooth, elastic dough. Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover with plastic. Let it sit at room temperature to double, 45 min to 1 hr. Punch, re-shape and rise again to double, 30 to 45 min.

To bake: 400 degrees, 30 to 40 min. The bread should be deeply golden, and sound hollow by tapping on the bottom.

Main Ingredient: GrainsCuisine: French

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All-Purpose Flour

Olive Oil

Salt

Sugar

Yeast

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slashed 3 cuts in top with baker's lame. Great bread and crust

deeder5
on Oct 20 2007 6:08PM

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admin
on Oct 19 2007 11:39PM

Very good, basic bread recipe. I made it with my two young sons on a rainy day and we had fun. Used unbleached flour. I also heard a tip to place an edged cookie sheet into the oven when preheating, on which I tossed half a dozen ice cubes (for steam) just as the bread was set in the oven. And I kept the oven door closed the entire time. The steam gave the bread a nice crust, shown in photo. Very good served warm with a salad and/or soup.

admin
on Oct 19 2007 11:27PM

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