French Bread Recipe




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Tips for Baking Bread

Start as early as you can, it will take aprox. 1.5 hours for the dough to double its size.
Make sure your water is the correct temperature, ideally 40-46 deg C (105 deg F to 115 deg F).
If the water is too warm it will kill the yeast, too cold and the yeast will not rise correctly.

Don't try to rush things, wait for the dough to rise properly before putting it in the oven.


Kneading the Dough

Dust your work area with flour, place the dough on the surface and dust with more flour.

Start from the part of the dough closest to you and use the heel of your hands to push down and away from you.
Turn the dough 90% and take the far end of the dough and fold it in towards you.
Push it down and away from you. Repeat this process until the dough feels smooth and stretchy and no longer sticks to your fingers.



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French Bread

 

Ingredients

3 3/4 cup unbleached white flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp wheatgerm
1 tbsp dry yeast
1 cup warm water



 

Preparation

In a bowl, stir together 3 c flour with salt & wheatgerm. Combine the
yeast & the water & set aside till the yeast starts to work. Make a
well in the centre of the dry ingredients & pour in the yeast &
water. Slowly work in the flour from the sides of the bowl, then beat
the mixture vigorously until thoroughly stirred together. This is a
sticky dough. Flour a board with 3/4 c flour plus 2 tb & turn out the
dough. Turn the bread so that is coated on all sides. Knead
thoroughly. Fold dough in half & roll out into a narrow shape about
12 inches long. Set on an oiled pan & allow to rise till it is nearly
doubled in size. Preheat oven to 375F & bake for 45 minutes.

 

 

Servings: 1