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Pain Perdu (lost Bread) Aka French Toast Recipe

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Ingredients

8 To 10 garlic cloves, peeled
5 To 5 1/2 c bread flour
1 pk Dry yeast
Temperature
butter, room
2 1/4 c Hot water
2 ts Salt
1/3 c Nonfat dry milk
1 tb Sugar

Directions

Step #1 lb garlic into a smooth paste in mortar or put through garlic press.
Step #2 Mix softened butter with garlic.
Step #3 Set aside.
Step #4 Grease 2 medium (8x4 inch) loaf pans.
Step #5 Measure 3 c flour into mixer bowl & add yeast, salt, sugar & dry milk.
Step #6 stir this to mix.
Step #7 Using flat beater attachment & with mixer running, pour in water to form thick batter.
Step #8 Drop in garlic butter mixture & mix 2 mins at medium speed.
Step #9 Add rema When dough clings to flat beater without mixing, attach dough hook.
Step #10 Add more flour if necessary to form a soft ball around revolving hook.
Step #11 If dough clings to side of bowl, add light Sprinkle tops of flour.
Step #12 Knead in the mixer for 10 mins, or turn dough onto floured work surface & knead by hand until dough is soft and elastic.
Step #13 Add Sprinkle tops of flour if dough is sticky.
Step #14 Place dough in greased bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap & leave in a warm place until doubled in volume, 45 mins to 1 hr.
Step #15 Turn dough onto floured work surface, knead briefly to push out air bubbles and divide in half.
Step #16 Press each half into flat oval, about the length of each pan.
Step #17 Fold in half lengthwise, pinch seam together, tuck in ends & drop seam side down into baking pa preheat your trusty oven to 375 F.
Step #18 Bake dough on middle shelf of oven for 40 mins.
Step #19 Loaves will be light brown.
Step #20 To test for doneness, turn 1 loaf out of pan & thump bottom crust.
Step #21 It should sound hard & hollow.
Step #22 If not, return to oven, without pan, for 5 to 10 mins.
Step #23 Turn loaves out of pans onto racks to cool.
Step #24 Makes 12 slices each.
Step #25 Per slice: Calories 124 Fat 3g Cholesterol 6 mg Sodium 208 mg Percent calories from fat 20% KRT News Service/"Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads " Dallas Morning News 9/18/96 Typos by Bobbie Beers.
Enjoy the PAIN PERDU ("LOST BREAD") AKA FRENCH TOAST recipe