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Name: Zman's French Bread
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 pk Active dry yeast; 1 tablespoon Sugar; 1 1/4 cups Warm water about 110*F; 3 1/2 cups Bread flour; 1 teaspoon Salt; 1 large Egg white beaten; 1 tablespoon Water; Ground kosher salt

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INGREDIENTS

1 pk Active dry yeast
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 1/4 cups Warm water ; about 110*F
3 1/2 cups Bread flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1 large Egg white ; beaten
1 tablespoon Water
Ground kosher salt

Loaf

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Combine the yeast, sugar, and warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer. With the mixer on low speed, beat the mixture for about 1 minute to dissolve the yeast. If the yeast mixture doesn't begin to foam after a few minutes, it means it's not active and you will have to start over with fresher yeast.

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Add it 1/4 cup at a time to the yeast mixture, mixing on low speed until the dough lightly comes together using a dough hook. Increase the speed to medium and beat until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl, forms a ball, and starts to climb up the dough hook.

3. Coat a large bowl with oil. Put the dough in the bowl and turn it to oil all sides. Cover the bowl with a damp, warm, towel and set aside in a warm, draft-free place, and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours. Punch down the dough completely and let rise a second time until doubled in size, approximately 1 1/2 hours.

4. Remove the dough from the bowl and turn it onto a lightly floured work surface. Punch it down, knead it for a minute, then form it into a baguette. Once formed, cover with a dry towel and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

5. Preheat the oven to 400F.

6. Right before baking, make diagonal slashes along the loaf using a dough lame. Beat the egg white and add 1 tablespoon water. Stir. Using a pastry brush, brush the entire top of the loaf with the egg mixture and sprinkle the top of the loaf with ground kosher salt.

7. Bake the bread until golden brown, 30 to 35 mintues. Let cool slightly and slice loaf.

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Zman's French Bread

1 pk Active dry yeast 
1 tablespoon Sugar 
1 1/4 cups Warm water about 110*F
3 1/2 cups Bread flour 
1 teaspoon Salt 
1 large Egg white beaten
1 tablespoon Water 
  Ground kosher salt

1.  Combine the yeast, sugar, and warm water in the bowl of a stand  mixer. With the mixer on low speed, beat the mixture for about 1  minute to dissolve the yeast.  If the yeast mixture doesn't begin to  foam after a few minutes, it means it's not active and you will have  to start over with fresher yeast.

2.  In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and 1 teaspoon of the  salt. Add it 1/4 cup at a time to the yeast mixture, mixing on low  speed until the dough lightly comes together using a dough hook.  Increase the speed to medium and beat until the dough pulls away from  the sides of the bowl, forms a ball, and starts to climb up the dough  hook.

3.  Coat a large bowl with oil.  Put the dough in the bowl and turn  it to oil all sides.  Cover the bowl with a damp, warm, towel and set  aside in a warm, draft-free place, and let rise until doubled in  size, about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours.  Punch down the dough completely  and let rise a second time until doubled in size, approximately 1 1/2  hours.

4.  Remove the dough from the bowl and turn it onto a lightly floured  work surface.  Punch it down, knead it for a minute, then form it  into a baguette.  Once formed, cover with a dry towel and let rise  until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

5.  Preheat the oven to 400F.

6.  Right before baking, make diagonal slashes along the loaf using a  dough lame.  Beat the egg white and add 1 tablespoon water.  Stir.  Using a pastry brush, brush the entire top of the loaf with the egg  mixture and sprinkle the top of the loaf with ground kosher salt.

7.  Bake the bread until golden brown, 30 to 35 mintues.  Let cool  slightly and slice loaf.

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Serving Size: 1 Loaf (1732g)
Recipe Makes: 1 Loaf

Calories: 5823
Calories from Fat: 238 (4%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 26.4g	35 %
	Saturated Fat 3.9g	20 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 2.4g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 11.4g
Cholesterol 0mg		0 %
Sodium 3582.8mg		124 %
Potassium 1830mg		48 %
Total Carbohydrate 1174.6g		345 %
	Dietary Fiber 40.5g	162 %
	Sugars, other 1134.1g
Protein 193.6g		277 %
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