French Bread Extraordinaire!

* Exported from MasterCook *

FRENCH BREAD EXTRAORDINAIRE!

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads Breadmaker

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/4 c Water
For Welbilt/Dak and Zoji add
2 Tablespoons more water
3 1/2 c Unbleached white flour
1 1/2 ts Salt
2 ts Red Star brand active dry
Yeast

1.Place dough ingredients in bread pan, select Dough
setting, and press Start 2. When the dough cycle ends,
the machine will beep. Set a timer and allow the dough
to rise 1 more hour. Open the machine, punch down the
dough, set the timer again and let dough rise another
hour in the machine. Turn off bread machine, remove
bread pan, and turn out dough onto a lightly floured
countertop or cutting board. Form into a smooth round
ball then flatten it with your hands. 3. Place a clean
kitchen towel (not terry cloth) in a round wicker
basket that's at least twice the size of the dough.
Dust the towel liberally with flour. Place the round
dough in the center of the basket. Place basket in a
warm place and let dough rise, uncovered, about 45
minutes until double in size. 4. Gently turn dough out
of basket upside down onto a greased baking sheet.
With a very sharp knife held almost parallel to the
loaf, carefully slash the top of the dough at sharp
angles in a # pattern. 5. Preheat oven to 450F. Place
a small pan on the floor or bottom shelf of the oven
and carefully add at least 1 cup boiling water to the
pan. Place dough in oven and bake for 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and place on cake rack to cool 1
hours before slicing. To preserve the crisp crust, do
not store in plastic wrap or bag. Bread can be loosely
covered or left out for up to two days before it dries
out completely. From THE BREAD MACHINE MAGIC BOOK OF
HELPFUL HINTS by Linda Rehberg and Lois Conway.
Formatted by Linda Caldwell



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