Nothing is better than a loaf of homemade bread. Stand Mixer French Bread is easy to make and so delicious.
Stand Mixer French Bread
This bread is a perfect side for this Instant Pot Soup and used in this Easy Pineapple Casserole with one of the 5 ingredients being French Bread. It only takes a little over an hour to make a delicious loaf.
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Can this bread be frozen?
Make sure to allow it to cool before freezing to avoid soggy bread or mold. Wrap the French Bread using two clear plastic bags. Then, seal it using masking tape and place it in the freezer.
How long can frozen French Bread last?
Freeze French Bread up to 1 month. Thaw French Bread at room temperature. Slice the bread into slices and place them in freezer bags; then, when you need just a slice or two, take them out of the freezer and thaw.
How long does a loaf of bread last?
French bread will last for about 2 to 3 days at normal room temperature. To maximize the shelf life of French bread, let it cool thoroughly before storing and place in plastic storage bag or breadbox, or wrap in foil and store at room temperature.
Follow these steps to make the best French Bread:
Rinse your mixing bowl in hot water and dry completely to warm it. Dissolve the sugar and yeast in the 2 1/2 cups warm water in the bowl.
Add the salt, butter, and flour. Using the dough hook, mix at low speed for about 3 minutes.
Pour olive oil over the dough, turning once or twice to coat. Cover and allow to rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until doubled in size. Punch dough down and divide in half.
Place half of the dough on a well-floured surface and roll into a rectangle (about 12 inches by 15 inches) and then roll the dough tightly from the longest side as if making a jelly roll. Taper towards the ends.
Dust baking sheets with cornmeal and place loaves on baking sheets. Cover and allow to rise again until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
With a serrated knife, make slits diagonally across each loaf. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven.
Mix together the egg white and cold water. Brush over the loaves and then return to the oven for 5 minutes longer. Remove from baking sheets and cool on wired racks.
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Best French Bread
This soft and fluffy french bread is better than store-bought and so easy to make!
Ingredients
- 2 packages (4 1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 1/2 cups warm water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 7 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal, for dusting
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 egg white
- 1 tablespoon cold water
Instructions
- Rinse your mixing bowl in hot water and dry completely to warm it. Dissolve the sugar and yeast in the 2 1/2 cups warm water in the bowl.
- Add the salt, butter, and flour. Using the dough hook, mix at low speed for about 3 minutes.
- Pour olive oil over the dough, turning once or twice to coat. Cover and allow to rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until doubled in size. Punch dough down and divide in half.
- Place half of the dough on a well-floured surface and roll into a rectangle (about 12 inches by 15 inches) and then roll the dough tightly from the longest side as if making a jelly roll. Taper towards the ends.
- Dust baking sheets with cornmeal and place loaves on baking sheets. Cover and allow to rise again until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- With a serrated knife, make slits diagonally across each loaf. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven.
- Mix together the egg white and cold water. Brush over the loaves and then return to the oven for 5 minutes longer. Remove from baking sheets and cool on wired racks.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
16 slicesServing Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 219Total Fat 2gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 2mgSodium 409mgCarbohydrates 43gFiber 2gSugar 1gProtein 6g
Makes 16 slices
Raymond
Monday 16th of May 2022
Thank you for the recipe. I lovr french bread.
Nettie
Monday 16th of May 2022
Thank you, Raymond,
I hope you get a chance to make some french bread.
Nettie
Paul Ribarich
Thursday 5th of May 2022
Yesterday I tried the Stand mixer french bread recipe. The mix went well. The dough was very firm at the end of the mix. The first rise was great more than doubled. I rolled the dough as instructed and set them aside for the second rise. when the over was ready after an hour I cut the dough with a serrated knife and the dough deflated. I placed them in the 450 oven and they did not re-form. They were done in 13 mins not 25 as listed in the instructions.
I would very much like your observation/opinion of what I did wrong.
thank you, Paul Ribarich paulribarich@gmail.com
Nettie
Thursday 5th of May 2022
If your bread collapses after it has been scored, that's because it has been over-proofed. Overproofing the dough is the most common mistake that new bakers make. As you know, proofing is the final rise of the dough. When you proof the dough, the yeast starts to ferment. The good news is that there is an easy way to rescue over-proofed dough. Just punch it down gently, reshape it, and let it proof again for the recommended amount of time. I have found that the bread results in a delicious texture and flavor.