Basic Machine French Bread

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This is my winner with Tammiev and our friends. This recipe is for a 2 pound loaf and has never failed me. I think it is the lack of oil and sugar that they like in this one.

by rickv·published 2002-11-17

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Yeast Breads

Servings

1 2lb loaf, 12 serving(s)

Total time

3h 15m

prep 5 min

Calories / serving

154 kcal

Ingredients (4)

serves

1 1/2 cups water, at about 105 degreeswater
4 cups flour (a flour with at 4 grams protein per serving is best)flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt (I use kosher)salt
2 1/2 teaspoons dry yeastyeast

Instructions (4 steps)

01Add to the bread pan in the order yours needs.
02For mine it is water first.
03Then I add half the flour and the salt followed by the rest of the flour and the yeast on top.
04This will run well on the normal, rapid, and delay start cycles.

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