Perfect Homemade French Bread
Two loaves of perfect homemade French bread kneaded in a stand mixer and baked until golden with an egg wash.
⏱️ Prep: 120 min🍳 Cook: 40 min
Ingredients
| 1 1/2 tablespoons | 23 ml | instant dry yeast |
| 2 cups | 480 ml | warm water |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons | 7.5 ml | salt |
| 5 1/2 - 6 cups | 1.3–1.4 l | all-purpose flour |
| 1 | large egg, beaten |
Instructions
How to Make Perfect Homemade French Bread
Prep Time 2 hrs Cook Time 40 mins Total Time 2 hrs 40 mins Print Pin Rate Servings: 2 loaves
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoons instant dry yeast
- 2 cups warm water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 5 1/2 - 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg beaten
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add yeast, water, salt, and 5 cups of flour. Knead on a slow speed until the flour has started to combine. Increase speed to medium and gradually add in remaining flour until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- Transfer to a lightly greased mixing bowl, cover with a towel, and let rise until double in size, about 1 hour.
- Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a large rectangle. Roll up tightly from the long end. Place onto a lightly greased baking sheet or into a french bread pan. Cover and let rise 30-45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Use a sharp knife to cut diagonal slashes on the top of each bread loaf, about 1/4 inch deep. Brush loaves with beaten egg.
- Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, until golden brown.