Bread Machine French Style Bread Recipes

BREAD MACHINE FRENCH BREAD - EASY BAGUETTE RECIPE

Steps:

• Unplug the bread machine & then remove bread pan.
• Place the water and then the rest of the ingredients into the bread pan. You can make a little indent on top of the flour in order to avoid the yeast falling into the water (until the machine starts). Do not combine the salt with the yeast (as the salt can kill the yeast). Place the yeast & salt in separate parts of the bread pan.
• Place the bread pan back into the bread machine & then plug in the bread machine.
• Put your machine on the "Dough" setting and press the start button. In our bread machine, the kneading & rising on the dough setting takes about 1:30 hours.
• When your bread machine has finished, unplug the machine & pour the dough onto a cutting board. Wear oven mitts (as the bread pan/bread machine may be hot). Sprinkle some flour on the cutting board (before you pour the dough) in order to avoid the dough sticking to the cutting board.
• Divide the dough into 4 equal parts if you want to make 4 skinny baguettes (roughly 12 inches long). Or divide the dough into 2 equal parts in order to make 2 thicker french bread "rolls".
• Roll the divided dough with your hands into your preferred shape (i.e. baguette or thicker bread roll). See our tips below on shaping the bread dough (especially about the making the dough roll about 1/2 the width of your desired end product... as the dough expands as the yeast rises).
• Place the shaped dough onto a nonstick baking sheet.
• Coat the dough with olive oil. Use a small pastry brush.
• Cover the dough & baking sheet with a light kitchen cloth or plastic wrap in order to protect from dust, etc.
• Let the dough rise for 1 hour.
• During this "rising" time, preheat your oven to 450 degrees F.
• After the hour, remove the covering from the dough and "score" (slice) the top of each dough roll with a sharp knife. Make diagonal slices about 1/2 inch deep and about 3 inches apart. This will help prevent the bread from cracking during baking. See the tips below about how to score bread.
• Place the baking sheet in the oven. It should bake at 450 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Wear oven mitts.
• At the 8-10 minute mark, turn the baking sheet around in order to ensure an even "browning" of the bread. Wear oven mitts.
• Remove the baking sheet when done and place the bread on a cooling rack. Wear oven mitts.

FRENCH BAGUETTES

Steps:

• Place 1 cup water, bread flour, sugar, salt and yeast into bread machine pan in the order recommended by manufacturer. Select Dough cycle, and press Start.
• When the cycle has completed, place dough in a greased bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover, and let rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes, or until doubled in bulk. Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.
• Punch down dough. On a lightly floured surface, roll into a 16x12 inch rectangle. Cut dough in half, creating two 8x12 inch rectangles. Roll up each half of dough tightly, beginning at 12 inch side, pounding out any air bubbles as you go. Roll gently back and forth to taper end. Place 3 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Make deep diagonal slashes across loaves every 2 inches, or make one lengthwise slash on each loaf. Cover, and let rise in a warm place for 30 to 40 minutes, or until doubled in bulk.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Mix egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water; brush over tops of loaves.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

FAILPROOF FRENCH BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Place ingredients in bread machine according to manufacturers directions.
• Start machine on dough setting.
• When dough cycle is complete, remove dough with floured hands and cut in half on floured surface.
• Take each half of dough and roll to make a loaf about 12 inches long in the shape of French bread.
• Place on greased baking sheet and cover with a towel.
• Let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 450°.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown, turning pan around once halfway during baking.
• Remove baked loaves to wire racks to cool.

BREAD MACHINE CRUSTY FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Add the room temperature water, oil, dry milk, all-purpose flour, bread flour, sugar, salt, and yeast to the bread machine according to your manufacturer's preferred order.
• Use the French bread setting on your machine but remove the dough after the last kneading cycle before the baking cycle begins. Or use the dough cycle, punch down the dough to let air escape, let it rise again (45 minutes to 1 hour), knead lightly, and let it rise again (another 45 minutes to 1 hour) before forming into loaves.
• Spray or lightly oil a large cookie sheet and sprinkle with the cornmeal.
• To form the loaves, transfer the dough (it will be soft) to a lightly floured board. Sprinkle with a little all-purpose flour.
• Cut the dough into 2 portions and roll each portion into a rectangle about 12 to 15 inches wide (add more flour as needed).
• Starting at the long end, roll up the dough, pinching the seams well. Repeat with the next roll.
• Place the loaves on the prepared cookie sheet; cover with a clean dishtowel and let rise another hour.
• While the loaves are rising, preheat the oven to 400 F. Place a pie plate on the lower rack of the oven and add about 1 inch of boiling water. Place the pan with the dough on the middle rack and bake the bread for 15 minutes.
• Lower the heat to 350 F and bake for another 25 minutes until golden brown.
• About 5 minutes before the loaves are done, mix the egg white with the cold water in a small bowl and brush the loaves with the egg wash .
• Once baked, remove from the oven and let cool.
• Serve and enjoy.

BREAD MACHINE FRENCH STYLE BREAD

Steps:

• Measure ingredients into baking pan in order listed.
• Black& Decker Setting 6 (Specialty- French 3H 30M cycle).

BREAD MACHINE FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• Put the ingredients in the machine in the order listed.
• From time to time, check the dough.
• If too dry add water, if too wet add flour, always one tsp at a time.

BREAD MACHINE FRENCH BREAD DOUGH

Steps:

• Add Water to your bread machine first, then add the sugar, salt, flour and yeast. Put it on your dough cycle. Check consistency of dough during cycle as you may need to add a little water or flour depending on your bread maker. When complete, roll dough out to a 12in long loaf of bread and allow to rest on a lightly floured baking sheet covered by a towel for 1 hour. With a knife cut three diagonal slashes across the top of the bread and then glaze. Bake in a preheated oven at 400F/205C for 15 to 20 minutes or until done. Allow to cool on wire tray, then enjoy.

THE BEST FRENCH BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Add 3/4 cup water, salt, flour, parmesan cheese, garlic powder and yeast to bread machine pan in order suggested by manufacturer.
• Select dough/manual cycle.
• When cycle is complete, remove dough from machine to a lightly floured surface.
• Roll dough into a 15x10 inch rectangle.
• Beginning at long end, roll up tightly as for jelly roll.
• Pinch seams and ends to seal.
• Taper ends by gently rolling back and forth.
• Place loaf, seam side down on a greased baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal.
• Lightly brush loaf with oil.
• Cover and let rise in warm draft-free place until almost double in size, 10 to 15 minutes.
• With a sharp knife, make 3 or 4 diagonal cuts about 1/4 inch deep across the top of loaf.
• Lightly beat egg white and 1 tablespoon water; brush some of egg white mixture over top of loaf.
• Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.
• Brush again with remaining egg white mixture and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake 5 to 10 minutes more or until done- bread should sound hollow when tapped.
• Remove the bread from the baking sheet and cool on a wire rack.