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Super Easy French Bread
Author: Crabby Housewife
Ingredients
  • 3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour can use bread flour if that is what you have on hand
  • 1 packet yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/4 cups warm water
Instructions
  1. Add flour to your bread machine baking insert.
  2. Make a small crater in the center of the flour and pour yeast packet inside.
  3. Sprinkle sugar on top of yeast.
  4. Add salt and baking powder around outside edge of crater.
  5. Pour water on top and set bread machine to "dough" setting.
  6. When bread machine is finished, divide dough in half and shape into long, narrow loaves.
  7. Cover and let rise 60-90 minutes more.
  8. Bake at 450-degrees Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes (about 20 in a gas oven and about 25 in electric) or until crust is golden brown.