French Wheat Bread Bread Machine Food

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.

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!

BREAD MACHINE FRENCH BREAD (SIMPLE, SIMPLE, SIMPLE)

Steps:

• put in machine in order and push buttons to make a 1.5 Lb french loaf.

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.

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.

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.