French Herb Bread Recipe

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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 Herb Bread

 

Ingredients

6 cup flour
2 package dry yeast
1 package ranch dressing mix
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1 tbsp butter or margarine melted



 

Preparation

In a large mixer bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast and 3 teaspoons
dry salad dressing mix. Reserve remaining mix. Heat buttermilk,
water and shortening until warm (120-130~), shor- tening need not
melt. Add to flour mixture. Add egg. Blend until moistened; beat 3
minutes at medium speed.

Gradually add enough flour to make a firm dough. Knead on a well
floured surface until smooth and elastic (5-10 minutes). Place in
greased bowl; turn to grease top. Cover; let rise in warm oven (turn
on lowest setting for 1 minute, then turn off) for 20 minutes.

Punch down dough; divide into 2 parts. On lightly floured surface,
roll or pat each part to a 12x7 inch rectangle. Star- ting with
longer side, roll up tightly sealing edges and ends. Place seamside
down on greased cookie sheet. Make diagonal slashes about 2 inches
apart in tops of loaves. Cover; let rise in warm oven until light and
doubled, about 30 minutes.

Bake in preheated 375~ oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
While warm, brush with melted butter; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon
reserved salad dressing mix. Cool on wire racks.

 

 

Servings: 1

 

 

 

 


 

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