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French Bread

Easy homemade French bread
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 3/4 cup water lukewarm
  • 2 tablespoons butter at room temperature
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon instant yeast

Method
 

  1. Mix and knead all of the ingredients — by hand, mixer, or bread machine — to make a soft, smooth dough.
  2. Cover the dough and let it rise until it’s nearly doubled in bulk, about 1 to 2 hours.
  3. Gently deflate the dough and divide it into two pieces, shape each one into a loaf.
  4. Place each loaf on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover and let rise until noticeably puffy, about an hour. Toward the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 375°F.
  5. Bake the for 12 – 15 minutes, until golden. Remove them from the oven and brush with melted butter; this will give a soft, buttery crust.

Notes

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