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Art's French Bread (NOT Bread Machine)

Here's how you make Art's French Bread (NOT Bread Machine)
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  • Servings: 3-4
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 150m
  • The following recipe serves 3-4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 1/2 cups yogurt
  • 1 1/2 cups hot water
  • 2 tablespoons yeast
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 6 to 7 cups all-purpose flour (king arthur gluten flour or 6 -7 cups similar gluten flour)
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoons cornmeal (white)
  • 1 egg white
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Pour the yogurt into a fairly large pan and add the hot water.

  • Step 2: Put 1 Tbs yeast on one side of the bowl and 1 Tbs on the other.

  • Step 3: Do the same with salt and sugar.

  • Step 4: DO NOT STIR this mixture.

  • Step 5: Let set until a scummy surface is formed.

  • Step 6: Then add 2 cups flour and stir.

  • Step 7: Add 2 more cups flour and continue mixing.

  • Step 8: Slowly add 2 more cups flour or slightly more until the dough becomes real pasty.

  • Step 9: Flour a bread board and knead the dough.

  • Step 10: Continue to knead until the dough becomes somewhat stiff.

  • Step 11: Place the dough in the bowl and let rise 1 hour, then punch it down and knead it again.

  • Step 12: Let it rise again, then cut into 3-4 loaves and form into loaf shape.

  • Step 13: Spread a light film of butter on foil or a baking sheet and sprinkle corn meal over the film of butter.

  • Step 14: Place the loaves on the foil 1½-2" apart.

  • Step 15: Mix egg white with a little water and a pinch of salt and paint the loaves with this mixture.

  • Step 16: Score the loaves.

  • Step 17: Bake on middle rack of oven at 375° 30-40 minutes. If the loaf sounds hollow when tapped with your finger, it's done.


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