Crusty French Bread Recipe

Crusty French Bread

From rottman 16 years ago

This recipe uses no oil and bakes up two crusty french bread loaves. Good for french onion soup, or a sandwich, or whatever you like.

Place ingredients into the breadmachine pan in the order listed.
Set breadmachine on dough cycle and loaf size for 1 1/2 lb.
Start.
At the end of the cycle, turn dough out on a floured board and shape into two French loaves. Place in a baking pan, cover with a clean dish towel and allow to rise.
Bake at 350 F for 35-40 min.

Bake on a French bread baking screen. Close

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" It was excellent "
brianna ate it and said...
Wondeful recipe. Can't wait to try it with one of your great seafood dishes. 5 forks
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" It was excellent "
chef_irish ate it and said...
BEAUTIFUL Bread
High 5
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" It was excellent "
dragonwings647 ate it and said...
Sounds great, love french fread
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rottman 16 years ago
Ana, I have a Breadmaster breadmachine. Their dough cycle is setting 10. I think it comes up at about 3'45", if I'm not mistaken.

Lorraine, this recipe will also work with simple hand kneading. I used to make it that way. The breadmachine is just so much easier. If you do knead the dough, make sure you run it through two risings, punching it down each time. I like to let the dough rise on the top of a warm stove, covered with a cotten dish towel. IKEA towels work great.
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" It was excellent "
elgab89 ate it and said...
Wow, it looks so yummy and I can smell the hot bread from here! High 5!
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gourmetana 16 years ago
I love this recipe, so simple and looks fabulous!
What programe do you use on the bread machine? The dough programe (the one that takes 1h30)?
Great post! *5*
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lacrenshaw 16 years ago
Sounds great but alas, no bread machine. Thanks, rott.
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Reviewed by 5 people

Wow, it looks so yummy and I can smell the hot bread from here! High 5!

elgab89 in Toronto loved it
Sounds great, love french fread

dragonwings647 in Duchesne loved it
BEAUTIFUL Bread
High 5

chef_irish in Gainesville loved it

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