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Pretty Quick French Bread Recipe


Pretty Quick French Bread Recipe
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A quick easy version of the Frech bread. Great served with soups to dip with.

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Ingredients
  • 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 cups sunsifted flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 envelopes or 41/2 teaspoons dry yeast
  • 1 tablespoon butter, softened
  • 1 3/4 cups very warm water
  • cornmeal
  • vegie oil
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tablespoon cold water

Directions
  1. Oil a sheet pan, sprinkle with cornmeal. Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Add butter. Gradually add warm water to dry ingredients and beat 2 minutes. Stir in enough additional flour to make a stiff dough. Turn on floured surface and knead until smooth, 8-10 minutes. Place back in bowl and cover with plastic wrap or towel. Rest dough for 20 minutes.Divide dough in half, roll out on lightly floured surface to 10x15 inch rectangle. Roll up and taper ends. Place bread on prepared pan, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. When ready to bake, let stand at room temp. for 10 minutes. Slash across tops. Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Combine egg white and water. Brush on bread and bake additional 5 to 10 minutes longer.

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Nice recipe!


This works for me, I do love a good french bread, and you are right this looks like it cuts out about 30 minutes.


Love the smell of fresh baked bread in the kitchen.


Mmmmm........fresh baked bread. You're making my mouth water!


This looks wonderful! I am going to try this one soon!


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