We had ran out of french bread the other day and I wanted to make some garlic bread for dinner to go with the the mushroom soup....I searched through my cookbook and found this easy to make french bread and here it is for all of you out there who loves to make and eat french bread but do not want to knead it with your bare hands ....use the bread machine for this recipe instead....and it would save u all the time and energy....
Easy French Bread
Ingredients :
2 cups warm water
2 tsps salt
5 cups all purpose flour or bread flour
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsps dry active yeast
Method :
Put the warm water , salt , flour and sugar with the dry active yeast into the bread machine and set it to dough cycle or french bread cycle. When it is done , put the dough in an oiled large bowl and cover with plastic wrap to proof for about 2 hours in a warm place. After 2 hours , gently punch down the dough and then shape it into long baguettes shape and let it proof for another 30 minutes covered with plastic wrap.
Preheat the oven to 350 F and then bake the two baguettes for 30-35 minutes till light brown.
Easy French Bread
Ingredients :
2 cups warm water
2 tsps salt
5 cups all purpose flour or bread flour
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsps dry active yeast
Method :
Put the warm water , salt , flour and sugar with the dry active yeast into the bread machine and set it to dough cycle or french bread cycle. When it is done , put the dough in an oiled large bowl and cover with plastic wrap to proof for about 2 hours in a warm place. After 2 hours , gently punch down the dough and then shape it into long baguettes shape and let it proof for another 30 minutes covered with plastic wrap.
Preheat the oven to 350 F and then bake the two baguettes for 30-35 minutes till light brown.
Easy French Bread