The Bread (Ree Drummond/ Pioneer Woman)

"This bread is everything Ree says and MORE! Ree says this about THE Bread "Whenever I have a friend or family member over for dinner, they will ask the following question: “Are you making The Bread?” And I always smile and say: “Yes. I am making The Bread.” I smile because it’s a foregone conclusion that I will be making The Bread. I smile because The Bread is so darn delicious and no one who tastes it can believe it contains only two ingredients. I smile because it’s probably the easiest, simplest, effortless thing I make. I smile. Because butter is involved. " You can find her actual recipe and pictures at: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/09/the-bread/ Some of Ree's comments are in (parentheses) in the Directions below."
 
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Ready In:
17mins
Ingredients:
2
Yields:
1 loaf
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ingredients

  • 1 loaf French bread, sliced lengthwise
  • 236.59 ml salted butter, Softened
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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spread one stick of softened butter on each half of the loaf (That’s one stick per half loaf. Yes, you read that right. The idea here is that every speck of the surface of the bread needs to be coated.).
  • Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes, or until butter is melted and starting to soak into the bread.
  • Crank on broiler and broil bread for 3 to 5 minutes, watching the whole time. Remove when butter has started to brown and blacken. Don’t under-broil it! The flavor really kicks in when the butter’s color changes (The goal here is to broil the bread to the point that the butter becomes very dark brown and, in just a few areas, begins to burn. When that happens, the flavor shows up. If you don’t take it to the next level, it will just be buttered, warm bread. Which is fine, and all…but it’s not The Bread).
  • Slice into strips and serve immediately (When I serve this, I slice it on a cutting board into relatively thin (because it’s so rich) strips).

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Reviews

  1. Sorry, but this ISN'T a recipe. Anybody can slice a loaf of French bread and add butter to it and heat it up.
     
  2. We love this bread! Thank you for posting this here.
     
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I grew up in Tucson but moved to Colorado in 1989 and live in a household with my husband, Dad, daughter and 3-year old twin granddaughters. Our 8-year old grandson spends 2 nights a week with us. All of that adds up to often difficult menu ideas to met everyone's tastes. Zaar is very addicting and I love trying the recipes I find here. I like to find recipes of people that I see are still active on Zaar and love it when I hear back from the Chef after I review the recipe. Everytime someone reviews one of my recipes, I like to find one of theirs to make and review as quickly as possible. It's a way for me to find great chefs I don't know yet too! My husband has high blood sugar so we try to watch our carbs, but it is not easy because we love them so much! I was diagnosed with brain tumors in 2005 and so far have had 5 surgeries that have left my eyelid droopy. I hope to have a surgery that will correct that soon!! There is still one tumor they have not removed but my wonderful doctor James Garrity at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN says they will leave it alone until or if it ever causes problems!
 
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