French Bread
Prep
Cook
Wait
1h
| Category: | Bread |
Ingredients
For
1
Batch(es)
Recipe
| 7 cup(s) flour |
| 2 tablespoon(s) yeast |
| 1 tablespoon(s) sugar |
| 1 tablespoon(s) shortening |
| 1 egg white |
| 1 teaspoon(s) salt |
| 2 1/2 cup(s) water |
French Bread Directions
- In large bowl, combine 3 cups of flour and the yeast.
- Heat water, sugar, salt and shortening til shortening is melted, add to flour stirring well to combine. Mix in enough of the rest of the flour to make a soft dough, not too sticky.
- cover and let rise til doubled. Divide dough in half, Roll each half out into a rectangle, roll up jell roll style sealing ends and edges. Place on greased baking sheet, gash tops diagonally 3 or 4 times. cover and let rise til doubled, about 1 hour. Mix egg white