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SOURDOUGH FRENCH BREAD Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
FRENCH BREAD

Take starter from earthenware crock and put in a glass mixing bowl (never metal).
To the starter add:
2 cups warm water
2 Tbsp sugar
1 ½ cups flour


Add to starter in the bowl:
1Tbsp yeast dissolved in ¼ c warm water
1 Tbsp salt
3 ½ cups flour

Knead 25 times and make 1 long loaf and place it on a cookie sheet sprinkled with cornmeal. Let rise till doubled in size.
Brush with cold water and bake 1 hour at 350*. During the baking brush 2 times with water to get a glazed crisp crust.
Directions:
Directions:
Mix first three ingredients well and let this mixture work for at least 6 hours at room temperature.
Replace ½ cup starter in the earthenware crock.

Preheat oven to 350º
Sprinkle cornmeal on a baking sheet

Knead 25 times and make 1 long loaf and place it on the baking sheet. Let rise till doubled in size.
Brush with cold water and bake 1 hour.
During the baking brush 2 times with water to get a glazed crisp crust.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
1 loaf

 

 

 

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