French Bread: Yummy and Easy!

Submitted by Lubie

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 4 loaves of bread

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 cup oil
• 1 quart hot water
• 2 tablespoons yeast
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 cup water
• 12 1⁄2 cups flour (approx.)

directions

1. In a bowl, mix yeast, sugar and 1 cup"warm" water.
2. Add first four ingredients.
3. Add flour, 1 cup at a tim.
4. Knead bread for 3 minutes.
5. (Wheat bread needs to be kneaded 12 minutes.).
6. Cover with a cloth and let rise.
7. Divide into four pieces.
8. Roll like a jelly roll.
9. Sprinkle corn meal on bottom of cookie sheet.
10. Let rise 30 minutes.
11. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

Reviews

[Girl in Uruguay]

I didn't read the recipe through before making, I should have. I think the first direction is confusing. Maybe the ingredient list should be re-ordered to have step one ingredients at the top instead of the bottom. This would have helped me anyways. In the end (despite my mix-ups) I have four huge beautiful loaves of bread! They rose so easily, I couldn't believe it! The texture is light but with plenty of body. Next time I'll reduce the amount of sugar (because of my confusion I already reduced it by 2 t). Thanks for the amazingly easy fantastic recipe!

 

[PattiDiane Barrandey]

best way to do it!