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French Bread

French Bread Ingredients: leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry water, bottled, generic sugars, granulated salt, table oil, olive, salad or cooking wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched Directions: In a m...

French Bread

Ingredients:
leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry
water, bottled, generic
sugars, granulated
salt, table
oil, olive, salad or cooking
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched

Directions:
In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup water.
Add sugar, salt, oil and remaining water; stir until dissolved.
Add flour and stir until smooth.
You may need a little extra flour to make a soft but non-sticky dough.
Place in a greased bowl.
Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled.
Turn to lightly floured surface.
Divide dough in half.
Let rest for 10 minutes.
Roll each half into a 15 inch chain.
(like you would roll playdough for making a snake.
).
Place both rolls on one greased cookie sheet.
Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes - 1 hour.
With very sharp knife, make 3 diagonal cuts across the top of each loaf.
Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
Cool on wire racks.