Crusty French Bread For Bread Machine Recipes

FRENCH BREAD | BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients (water, salt, bread flour, yeast) in the order recommended by your bread machine manufacturer.
• Close the lid, select the "French bread" cycle, 1.5 lb loaf size and crust of your preference (dark is preferred for French bread) and start the cycle.
• French bread is ready once the cycle is complete.
• Remove the container from the bread machine. Invert and shake it a little bit to remove the bread.
• Place it on a cooling rack to cool it down.
• Once cooled down, slice it with an electric knife or a serrated knife.
• Remove the dough from the bread machine pan just after the last knead cycle and knead it on a lightly floured surface.
• Shape the dough into a loaf and apply a few cuts using a serrated knife and allow to rise for 60 minutes in a warm place.
• Bake in the preheated oven at 400 °F for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool on cooling rack. Slice it wit a serrated or electric knife.

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.

AWESOME HOMEMADE CRUSTY BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Place ingredients in bread machine in the order according to the manufacturer's directions.
• Use the regular bread cycle.

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.