French Peasant Bread

"This is a really easy bread to make, and tastes amazing! Try this and you will never buy french bread again! I got recipe from a cooking group and it was submitted by Laura H. Thanks for the recipe! I do not use the cornmeal because I hate cornmeal, but to each their own."
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 25mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
2 loaves
Serves:
8-10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Dissolve yeast, sugar and salt in water.
  • Add flour and stir with a wooden spoon until blended. Do not knead -- it will be lumpy.
  • Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hours
  • Oil a cookie sheet with olive oil.
  • Oil hands and remove dough from bowl and divide into 2 rounds and place on cookie sheet.
  • Sprinkle dough with cornmeal(optional).
  • Let rise 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees and brush dough with melted butter.
  • Bake for 10 min then reduce heat to 375 degrees and bake an additional 15 minutes.
  • When finished baking, brush again with melted butter.

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Reviews

  1. Simple and delicious.
     
  2. Really good,thanks
     
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Love to bake, but not so great at it.
 
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