French Bread Recipe

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Homemade French bread from scratch.

Prep Time3 15

Cook Time30

Total Time3 45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: French

Keyword: bread

Servings:

Calories: 242kcal

Ingredients

3-3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp active dry yeast (one packet)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 cup warm water
2 TBS oil
1 egg white
2 TBS cold water

Instructions

In a measuring cup add warm water and yeast. Set aside.
In large bowl add 3 cups flour and 1 1/2 tsp. salt. Mix
Form a well and add water mixture. Bring ingredients together.
Add remaining flour just until the dough comes away easily from the sides.
Kneed dough approximately 5 minutes or until smooth and springs back to the touch.
In a large Tupperware place two TBS oil. Add dough to Tupperware and then flip the oil side up.
Cover and allow to rise 1 1/2- 2 hours.
Punch down the dough (knocking the air out) and divide into two.
Roll into two rectangles approximately 8x15 inches.
Roll into loaf and pinch the seam to come together. Tuck ends under.
Using a sharp knife, cut slashes along the top.
Brush with cold water and allow to rise (uncovered) for one hour.
Preheat oven to 375°.
Mix egg white and 1 TBS cold water.
Brush over loaves.
Bake for 25-30 minutes. Or until the loaves sound hollow when you tap the bottom.

Notes

*Note- The reason for 3 to 3 1/2 cups flour is because we are not weighing our flour. Technically the proper way to measure flour more accurately is either to weigh it or to scoop it by tablespoon into the measure cup so that the flour isn't so compact. But (myself included) people tend to dip the measuring cup into the flour bag and press it against the side to level off. This can give you more flour than a recipe truly calls for.

The nutrition information provided is an estimate and will very based on different brands of ingredients that are used.

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