French bread

French bread

Ingredients/Components

• butter or margarine - 1 Tbsp
• cornmeal - 2 tsp
• dry yeast - 1 pkg
• sugar or honey - 1 Tbsp
• warm water 105~ to 115~
• flour unbleached - 4 to

How to make french bread:

In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, salt, butter and 2 cups flour. Beat with a spoon until thoroughly mixed. Gradually add remaining flour until dough is easy to handle. Knead on a lightly floured surface for 5 to 10 minutes or until dough is elastic and not sticky. Place in a greased bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm place until double in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Punch down and place on lightly floured surface. Divide into 2 pieces. Shape each piece into a long narrow loaf about 14 inches long. Lightly grease inside of Ekco French bread pan; sprinkle 1 teaspoon cornmeal in each section. Shake pan to distribute evenly. Place loaves in pan. Make sure the loaves do not come any closer than 1 1/2 inches to end of pan. With a sharp knife, make 3 or 4 diagonal 1/4-inch deep slashes on the top of each loaf. Do not cover. Let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 45 minutes. Bake in preheated 375° oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from pan at once.

Recipe categories: Breads, Low fat, Yeast breads.