I think my second love (my husband being my first of course) would have to be bread. I am being so serious right now. I adore crusty bread, soft bread, savory bread, and sweet breads…big breads, little breads…get the point? Bread is like my love language. I am currently making 15-18 loaves of sourdough bread from my house every week and selling them to friends and local folks around town. I just have this thing for watching as flour, water and yeast create something as magical and comforting as homemade bread.
So today I am sharing with you a simple and fairly quick homemade bread recipe – French bread that is. This does use yeast but it doesn’t require you to wait 3 days to bake it, and it pretty fool proof in my opinion!
If you have a stand mixer this recipe gets even easier. It is important to knead the dough for several minutes and having a mixer makes this simple as pie. However, if you do not have a mixer do not fret…you can simply knead the dough with your hands for several minutes until pliable and retains its shape when pulled.
This bread tastes amazing right out of the oven. But if you can wait, it is perfect to use for French toast, French bread pizzas, and even sandwiches! It is a hearty yet light dough that makes you want to sing. For real! I hope you all enjoy it.
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This looks INCREDIBLE Rachel! You’ve inspired me to try to make my own bread sometime soon!
Left bread in oven while heating ar 425 against my better judgment , andddddddd just as I thought the top burnt, and yes I had the bread on the lower rack. I put aluminum foil over bread and continued to bake saving what I could. Good recipe, good tasting French bread but I would suggest heating the oven to 425 first then putting bread in to bake. Top of bread doesn’t like red hot heating elligments .