{"id":111,"date":"2020-02-21T02:38:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T02:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amargolisdesign.com\/hobbies\/?p=111"},"modified":"2020-03-06T01:58:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T01:58:01","slug":"french-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amargolisdesign.com\/hobbies\/recipes\/french-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"French Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ingredients<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u00bc cup of warm water (about 105-115\u00b0F)<\/li><li>1 pkg <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Vd6n7l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"dry active yeast (opens in a new tab)\">dry active yeast<\/a><\/li><li>1 tsp <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2vNGJLZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"sugar (opens in a new tab)\">sugar<\/a><\/li><li>4 cups of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/37Exlra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"all purpose flour (opens in a new tab)\">all purpose flour<\/a><\/li><li>1 Tbsp sugar<\/li><li>1 tsp <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HG3Sm5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"salt (opens in a new tab)\">salt<\/a><\/li><li>1 cup, plus 2 Tbsp. warm water<\/li><li>1 egg white and 1 Tbsp water<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Directions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Combine \u00bc cup water, yeast and 1 tsp sugar into a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2T5DebF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"bowl (opens in a new tab)\">bowl<\/a>.<\/li><li>Allow to stand for 5 minutes until yeast is bubbly.<\/li><li>Add in 1 Tbsp sugar, salt and water.<\/li><li>Mix well.<\/li><li>Add flour.<\/li><li>Mix well and knead for 5 minutes or until dough is smooth.<\/li><li>Allow to rise until double (about 15-20 minutes)<\/li><li>On a lightly floured surface roll out with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2SIO9Jk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"rolling pin (opens in a new tab)\">rolling pin<\/a>. (May divide dough into two pieces for two smaller loaves if desired)<\/li><li>Roll dough up jelly roll style and turn ends under and place seam down on a greased cookie sheet. Cut 3 diagonal slits into each loaf (only about \u00bc inch deep)<\/li><li>Mix together egg white and 1 Tbsp water and gently brush on loaves.<\/li><li>Preheat the oven to 300\u00b0F.<\/li><li>Boil a pan of water and then put it into a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2SLHKNC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"shallow dish (opens in a new tab)\">shallow dish<\/a>.<\/li><li>TURN OFF OVEN<\/li><li>Place a pan of water on a lower rack and then bread on a shelf above the pan of water.<\/li><li>Allow to rise until double (about 20 minutes)<\/li><li>Remove pan of water<\/li><li>Leave bread in the oven and turn the oven to 425\u00b0F and bake bread for 10 minutes. (this includes the preheating time)<\/li><li>Reduce the oven to 375\u00b0F after ten minutes and continue to bake for 6-8 minutes longer or until the bread is golden brown.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><em>Based on recipe found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">Y<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">o<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">u<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">r<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">H<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">o<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">m<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">e<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">B<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">a<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">s<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">e<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">d<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">M<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\">o<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhomebasedmom.com\/easy-french-bread\/\"><em>m<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bonjour! Enjoy this French bread as a dinner side or as a snack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[31,35,36,34,23,4],"class_list":["post-111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-bread","tag-dairy-free","tag-french","tag-nut-free","tag-side","tag-snack"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amargolisdesign.com\/hobbies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mateusz-feliksik-LJ6cwT1_UVA-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":113,"url":"https:\/\/amargolisdesign.com\/hobbies\/recipes\/best-banana-bread\/","url_meta":{"origin":111,"position":0},"title":"Best Banana Bread","author":"amargolisHobbies","date":"March 6, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Go bananas for this banana bread. 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