- 1-1/3 cups warm tap water
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 4 cups bread flour or all purpose
flour
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
Measure the ingredients into the bread pan
in the order listed. Make a well in the
flour and sprinkle the yeast into it. Set
the machine to it's French Bread or Whole
Wheat Cycle. On my machine the French Bread
Cycle lasts for 3 hours and 50 minutes.
Press Start, and let the machine work it's
magic. Remove the cooked bread from the pan
after baking and allow it to cool before
slicing.
The French Bread Cycle kneads and cooks the
bread an extra long time, so it rises
properly and has an extra crispy crust. If
you don't have a French Bread Cycle, then
use the Wheat Cycle which lasts for almost
as long, giving the dough the extra kneading
it needs. If you don't have a Wheat Cycle,
then cook it on the Basic Cycle. It will
still be good.
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