French Bread Recipe

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Category:	Category: Bread and Muffins

Ingredients:	Ingredients: 1 pkg. Dry Yeast 1½ cup Warm Water 1 Tbsp. Sugar 1½ tsp. Salt 1 Tbsp. Soft Shortening 4 cups Floor, Sifted Melted Butter or Margarine

Directions:	Directions: Sprinkle yeast into ½ cup warm water; stir until yeast is dissolved. Dissolve sugar and salt in 1 cup warm water in large bowl; add shortening and yeast mixture. Mix well. Add 2 cups flour; beat until mixture is smooth and elastic and drops from spoon in sheets. Add remaining flour; mix well. Work through dough with spoon at 10-minute intervals 5 times. Turn dough onto lithely floured surface; divide in 2 parts. Shape into balls; let rest for 10 minutes. Roll dough firmly as for jelly roll, starting wth long side; seal edge. Place on greased baking sheet; score top diagonally 6 times. Cover town, let rise for 1½ hour. Bake at 400º for 30 to 35 minutes. Brush warm break with butter.

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