Whole Wheat French Bread Sallye Recipes

WHOLE WHEAT FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the flours. In a large bowl, combine 3 cups flour mixture and the yeast. Set aside. Heat water, sugar, salt and butter to 115°-120°. Add to flour and yeast. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds; increase speed to medium and beat 3 minutes longer. Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down; divide in half and let rest 10 minutes. Roll each half into a 15x12-in. rectangle. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with the long side. Pinch seal and turn ends under to form a smooth loaf. Sprinkle 2 baking sheets with cornmeal and place each loaf, seam side down, on a greased baking sheet. Make slashes every 2-1/2 in. in the top of each loaf. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Beat egg white and water; brush some over loaves. Refrigerate remaining mixture. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Brush again with egg white mixture and bake 15-20 minutes longer or until golden brown. Remove pans to wire racks to cool.

WHOLE WHEAT FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix water and yeast. Add brown sugar , salt, and whole wheat flour. Mix well. Slowly add in remaining bread flour, enough to make a dough that follows the spoon around the bowl.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 4 minutes, adding more flour as needed until the dough is soft and smooth to the touch.
• Place dough in a medium-sized greased bowl. Turn dough over in a bowl so that the top is also lightly greased .
• Cover dough with a clean cloth and let rise in warm, draft-free place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
• Grease and sprinkle cornmeal over a baking sheet. Punch down dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead for 4 minutes or until the bubbles are out of the bread.
• Roll out dough into a long rectangle, about 15 inches in length. Roll up dough along the long side. Pinch seams and tuck under ends . Place loaf on a prepared baking sheet.
• Cover and let rise in warm, draft-free place for 45 minutes or until doubled in size.​
• Use a sharp knife to cut 4 or 5 slashes across the top. Bake bread at 375 F for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove bread from the sheet and let cool on a rack.

WHOLE WHEAT FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in water, I add a pinch of sugar, and let rest about 5 minutes or until it begins to foam.
• Stir in salt, oil and half of flour.
• Gradually add remaining flour, mixing well.
• Knead 8-10 minutes or until smooth and elastic.
• Place in greased bowl and let rise until double (1/2-1 hour) Punch down and let rise again until double.
• Punch down and divide into 1-4 pieces, depending on the size loaves desired.
• Roll into an oblong shape and then roll up, starting on long side; pinch to seal, forming long thin loaves.
• Place on greased cookie sheet.
• Slash top of dough with knife 3-5 times diagonally down each loaf.
• Brush with water and let raise till double again (about 1 hour).
• Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes.
• Use within one day or double wrap and freeze.

FRENCH WHEAT BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Combine according to your manufacturer's directions.
• Success Hints: To develop the crisp crust that French Bread is known for, use your French cycle.
• If your machine doesn't have a French cycle, simply start your machine and let it go through the first knead, then stop and restart it from the beginning again.
• This gives the bread extra kneading time and results in a crisp crust.
• Because of the distinctive chewy French crust, it is recommended that this bread is served within 24 hours to avoid toughness.
• This recipe can be made using the regular, rapid and delayed time bake cycles.

WHOLE WHEAT FRENCH BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the bread pan in the order the manufacturer recommends.
• I run mine on the 2 lb white bread cycle, and it always comes out perfect!