{"id":66,"date":"2018-07-13T14:39:14","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T14:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hallandjanet.com\/recipes\/?post_type=cp_recipe&p=66"},"modified":"2018-07-13T14:43:57","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T14:43:57","slug":"french-bread","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.hallandjanet.com\/recipes\/recipes\/french-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"French Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hall started making this french bread during our vacations at WDW and it has become a vacation staple. It is so easy to customize with cheeses and herbs, and it has a wonderful dense, fresh taste that a whole loaf barely last a day. -Janet<\/h2>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n
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2<\/span> cups<\/span> Water<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> tbsp<\/span> Active Dry Yeast<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> tbsp<\/span> Vegetable Oil<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> tbsp<\/span> Sugar<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tsp<\/span> Salt<\/span><\/div>\n
5<\/span> cups<\/span> Bread Flour<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Directions<\/h3>\n
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Dissolve yeast in warm water (110 degrees) and sugar in mixer bowl; allow yeast to proof or foam (about 10 minutes).
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Add salt, oil, and 3 cups flour; beat for 2 minutes.
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Stir in 2 cups flour to make a stiff dough.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
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Place in oiled bowl, turn dough to coat all sides, cover and let rise until doubled, about an hour.
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Punch down and divide in half.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Shape dough into two long slender loaves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Grease and sprinkle with cornmeal either a french bread pan or large cookie sheet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Place loaves in pan and cut diagonal gashes on top of each loaf (I use scissors).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cover and let rise until doubled, about an hour.
\n<\/i> Click for a 1 hour timer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Preheat oven to 375 degrees<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Bake for about 30 minutes.
\n<\/i> Click for a 30 minute timer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

TIP<\/div>\n
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Notes: You can sprinkle or spray water on the loaves during baking if you want a really crunchy crust.
\nAfter the first proof, while you are shaping the loaves, you can add grated cheese, garlic and other herbs and spices as you wish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","recipe_category":[5],"class_list":["post-66","cp_recipe","type-cp_recipe","status-publish","hentry","cp_recipe_category-breads"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandjanet.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandjanet.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandjanet.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandjanet.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandjanet.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandjanet.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cp_recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallandjanet.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}