Rustic French Bread Recipe

I ve made several breads before that have used a sponge starter but this is the best and easiest i ve tried so far.

Rustic french bread recipe.

For best flavor let the starter rest longer. The result is a lovely full flavored loaf with a wonderful crust. I think using whole wheat flour for the sponge added a lot in flavor. Stir all of the starter ingredients together to make a thick pudding like mixture.

1 3 4 cups warm water 90 to 100 f 1 2 tsp molasses 2 1 3 cups 290 grams unbleached bread flour measured correctly 2 1 2 cups 315 grams unbleached all purpose flour measured correctly 1 1 4 tsp 1 2 packet instant yeast quick rise. 1 1 2 teaspoons active dry yeast 16 ounces bread flour. It also happens to be great toasted and makes a killer grilled cheese sandwich. Turn off oven and let sit for 10 minutes to develop crust.

10 ounces cool water you may not need all of the water. One of the most common mistakes i catch as a recreational chef instructor is students under proofing their bread. A traditional country style french bread made the old fashioned way although you can use the bread machine if you wish. Mix the dough first rise 1 hour.

Ingredients for crusty french bread. I baked until golden brown all over for 30 minutes turned off oven with bread inside for last 10 minutes directly on rack. Makes 1 boule. Here s a recipe from our techniques of bread baking course.

I baked mine for 30. Recipe dutch oven french bread. To make the starter. Best eaten the same day.

Mix with your hands or a sturdy spatula or mix on low speed with your stand mixer until all flour is incorporated and dough has just. This rustic homemade french bread is your winter soup s favourite sidekick. I had to add about 1 2 1 cup more flour to prevent sticking. 1 75 ounces warm water.

I agree as stated by reviewer 450 degree was too high a temperature for full 40 minutes. When i made this rustic french bread recipe recently to accompany a lovely provençal style vegetable soup shown in photos here my daughter told me it was the best bread i d ever made. Baguette baguette bread baguette recipe french bread recipe paris baguette servings. We thought we d landed upon the simplest yeast bread recipe in 2007 when mark bittman wrote about the no knead approach of jim lahey owner of sullivan street bakery it quickly became and remains one of our most popular recipes because it made bakery quality bread a real possibility for home cooks but then we heard about jeff hertzberg a physician from minneapolis who devised a.

60 1 2 inch thick slices. Bottom of bread should sound hollow. 2 teaspoons kosher salt. Combine yeast sugar and warm water in a large mixing bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.

Let the yeast proof for about 5 minutes until the mixture is foamy. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for at least 2 hours. Bread making is truly a process and you will learn that you cannot rush the proofing process.