Rustic French bread
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About the bake
Enjoy a little taste of France with our easy French bread recipe. If you love bread with a crisp, crunchy crust and slightly chewy center, this is the french bread recipe for you.
Bake and enjoy as part of a relaxed family lunch.
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6 ingredients6 steps
Method
Step 1
Put the flours, sugar, salt and yeast into a bowl.
Step 2
Mix to a soft dough with the water.
Step 3
Turn onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes. Shape as desired and put into an appropriate greased loaf tin.
Step 4
Cover and leave to prove until double in size.
Step 5
Brush with warm water and bake in an oven preheated to 220 C (fan 200 C, gas mark 7) and immediately turn the heat down to 200 C (fan 180 C, gas mark 6).
Step 6
Bake for 30-35 minutes.
Ingredients
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- 75gVery strong wholemeal bread flour
- 375gVery strong white bread flour
- 1.5 tbspUnrefined golden granulated sugar
- 1.5 tspSalt
- 1.25 tspEasy bake yeast
- 260mlWarm water