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Easy French or Italian Bread
At a Glance
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 30 minutes
- Total
- 3 hrs 35 min
- Yield
- 12.00 - serving(s)
Categories
- Bread
Cuisine
- French-Italian
- French/Italian
Cooking Method
- Bake
Difficulty
- Easy
Dietary
- public
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 12. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Easy French or Italian Bread brings together 3 cups warm water, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon active dry yeast in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 3 hrs 35 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 12 servings.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups warm water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon salt (heaping tbs)
- 7 cups flour
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Instructions
proof yeast with sugar in water until foamy.
combine water with 4 cups flour, mix and let sit 15 minutes.
in a mixer with a dough hook add in flour by the cup until it reaches a smooth consistency and forms a ball that pulls away from the bowl, should be about 3 more cups (7 total).
knead by hand or in mixer until smooth and elastic, about 5-10 in a mixer.
rise until double, about an hour. punch down, rise another hour.
divide into pieces and form loaves (either 3 italian shape or about 5 long french loaves).
rise one last time, 30-45 minutes, slash tops with a sharp knife and bake at 400 for about 30 minutes until the loaves sound hollow.
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