Quick French Bread Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cups water

  (warm water between 105-110° F/40-43 °C)
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 5 cups bread flour

  (plus ½ cup for working surface)

Instructions

• 1 In a large mixing bowl or your stand mixer bowl, add the yeast and sugar to warm
  water (110 degrees F/43 degrees C) and allow the yeast to activate for 10
  minutes until it is foamy or frothy. Add salt, oil and 3 cups of the flour and
  stir for 2 minutes or until all of the flour is moistened.
• 2 Mix in the remaining 2 cups of flour until a stiff dough ball is formed, then
  knead by hand for 10 minutes. In the stand mixer, knead with the dough hook at
  medium speed for 3 minutes, allow the dough to rest for 5 minutes, then knead
  for an additional 4-5 minutes. The dough should be smooth and elastic when done
  kneading.
• 3 Transfer the dough to a well oiled large bowl, turning to coat all sides of the
  dough with the oil. Cover with oiled plastic wrap (cling film) or a damp towel
  and allow to rise for about an hour, or until doubled in size.
• 4 Punch the dough down and divide into equal portions for either two loaves or
  four baguettes. Shape the dough into slender loaves or baguettes and place onto
  a greased and cornmeal coated baking sheet. Slice across the tops diagonally to
  score them, cover and let rise an additional hour or until doubled in size.
• 5 Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until the tops are
  golden brown and the internal temperature is 205 degrees F (96 degrees C). Cool
  on a wire rack.

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