French Bread
Dough: (I use my bread machine to mix the dough)
- 1 1/4 cups water (85 – 105 degrees)
- 1 tblsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 3 1/2 cust Bread or all purpose flour
- 1 tblsp Rapid/Quick yeast
Glaze:
- 2 tblsp Water
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Mix dough ingredients in bread machine. Select dough program. When dough program is done, remove from pan and place in greased bowl, turning to coat evenly. Cover with plastic wrap and let dough rest for 25 minutes. Punch dough down. On lightly floured surface, roll dough into large rectangle. Starting with longest side, roll dough up lightly, pressing seams to seal and tapering each end slightly. Place dough on greased cookie sheet. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise for 40 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. with small sharp knife, cut 3 to 4 diagonal slashes across top of loaf. Combine glaze ingredients in small bowl. Brush loaf generously with glaze. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until deep golden brown. Cool. This is a very tasty loaf….we love it!
