Failproof French Bread (Bread Machine)
This makes two loaves of long baguette type French bread that has wonderful flavor and is so easy to make!
Reviews
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This bread is the BEST! The flavor is perfectly balanced, just the right amount of salt, and the crust especially is amazing- slightly crisp, but not in the least bit heavy... I made the bread as instructed. Some people might find it helpful to know that 1/4 ounce package is equal to 2 1/4 teaspoons of active dry yeast (I buy my bread machine yeast in bulk). Thanks so much for a great recipe ; ) -
I have made this twice in the last week. The first time the bread tasted great, but it was not like "french" bread. It was good but not crunchy enough. I read in a cooking magazine that you need to spray the bread with hot water just prior to putting it the oven. Then spray 10 sprays all around the oven walls (not the lightbulb!) close the oven wait 30 seconds and repeat. Now that made some seriously crunchy bread! Thanks for the recipe!
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Amazing crispy crust just as french bread should be! I made two batches of french bread (two different recipes). The first was good, but when everyone got a piece of THIS it was like they were experiencing bread for the first time. Thanks for making grandma look good at the dinner table. All three grandkids quickly ate their spaghetti so they could have more bread. This was a winner and a keeper!
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This bread is so good. My husband loved it. Thanks for the great recipe. It is so simple to put everything into the bread machine and just finish it in the oven. I didn't have bread flour so I used the all purpose flour and it came out delicious.
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I've been using this recipe for a long time, and I just recently learned one way to improve on it. While pre-heating the oven put an empty baking/pie tin in the oven, and boil some water separately. When you put the dough into the oven pour the boiling water into the pan to create steam. Bake for 10 minutes, remove the water, and complete the baking for the remainder of the time - another 5 to 10 minutes or internal temperature of 190-200F. You'll get a really crunchy crust. This bread tastes wonderful! Thanks Marie, for such a simple, delicious bread.
