French Bread
Mmmm... the smell of fresh baked bread! Quickly grab some butter and honey and cut yourself a nice thick slice.
2 1/2 cups warm water
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup sugar
2 T. yeast
2 tsp. salt
6 1/2 cups flour
Stir together water, oil, sugar, yeast and 2 cups flour. Add salt. Add rest of flour. Stir until it forms a ball, then dump on the table and knead until smooth, sprinkling with more flour as needed. (Or if you happen to have such luxuries like a dough machine in your kitchen, I'm sure you know very well how to use it!)
Work the dough down every 10 min. for an hour. (set the timer) This is what gives the bread a nice texture.
Divide into either two or three equal pieces, depending on whether you want bigger or smaller loaves. Roll out to less than 1/2" thick on a floured table top. Roll up like a jelly roll. Place on greased cookie sheet and slit 3 or 4 times. Let rise until double.
Bake at 400 degrees for 25 min. I like to make two big loaves and bake them in a pan with higher sides, a little bigger than a 9X13. They rise up nice and high this way.
2 1/2 cups warm water
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup sugar
2 T. yeast
2 tsp. salt
6 1/2 cups flour
Stir together water, oil, sugar, yeast and 2 cups flour. Add salt. Add rest of flour. Stir until it forms a ball, then dump on the table and knead until smooth, sprinkling with more flour as needed. (Or if you happen to have such luxuries like a dough machine in your kitchen, I'm sure you know very well how to use it!)
Work the dough down every 10 min. for an hour. (set the timer) This is what gives the bread a nice texture.
Divide into either two or three equal pieces, depending on whether you want bigger or smaller loaves. Roll out to less than 1/2" thick on a floured table top. Roll up like a jelly roll. Place on greased cookie sheet and slit 3 or 4 times. Let rise until double.
Bake at 400 degrees for 25 min. I like to make two big loaves and bake them in a pan with higher sides, a little bigger than a 9X13. They rise up nice and high this way.
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