Easy French Bread Recipe
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Directions
- Dissolve yeast in 1 cup lukewarm. While yeast softens, sift flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Stir in the dissolved yeast. Add in just sufficient of the 2nd cup water to hold dough together (about 3/4 cup). Stir till you have a rather sticky dough. Cover with clean cloth; set in a warm place till double. (2-4 hrs depending warmth of kitchen.) Stir it down; beat well. Divide into 2 parts.Place in greased 6 inch round casserole. Cover again. Let rise till it reaches top of dish. At this point start oven at 400 degrees. Carefully brush tops with melted butter, taking care not to puncture tops. Bake 15 min at 400 degrees. Turn oven down to 350 degrees. Bake additional 45 min (bake total of 1 hour). When done; turn onto rack to cool. Great French bread. Delicious as toast, too!
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 166g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 309 | |
| Calories from Fat 7 | 2% |
| Total Fat 0.87g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat 0.14g | 1% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 781mg | 33% |
| Potassium 113mg | 3% |
| Total Carbs 64.74g | 17% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.5g | 8% |
| Sugars 0.92g | 1% |
| Protein 9.06g | 14% |
