So this is just a super simple lil recipe… it makes one loaf… I pull this one together any time I know we’ll be eating Italian! Its full of flavor and sure beats paying $3-$5 for a loave at the grocery store! I think this loaf cost me about 5-10 cents to make! (I have a couple more French bread recipes I like as well… I’m sure I’ll have them up here soon enough)
Easy French Bread
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup warm water 110-120
- 2 TBLS sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp yeast (one packet)
- 2 TBLS oil
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 Cups flour
Optional:
- 1 egg white
- 1 tsp cold water
Steps:
- Add sugar and water to bowl and sprinkle with yeast. Let set 5-10 mins or until foamy.
- Add oil, salt and flour and use dough hook to mix together.
- Pull out and knead into ball.
- Place in greased bowl flipping to cover both sides. Cover and let rise for 1 hour.
- Punch it down and let it rise one more time about 30 minutes.
- Pull it out and flatted it out to a rectangle.
- Jelly roll it up and tuck ends under.
- Place on greased baking sheet (optional… spread cornmeal out)
- Cover and let rise 30-60 mins
- Pre Heat oven to 375 degree.
- Optional brush with egg wash… For a harder crust.
- Give it a couple quick swipes with a serrated knife.
- Bake for 25 minutes… If you didn’t do the egg wash brush with butter after it comes out.





Let it rise for about an hour… or till its doubled in size!






And put it in the preheated 375 oven and bake for about 25 mins

Try making them as sandwich rolls too… just cut the bake time back a bit… Or try this recipe: Easy French Bread Rolls
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During the ‘jelly rolling’ stage of the French bread have you ever tried putting thinly sliced deli meats and/or finely chopped jalapenos on? And then rolling it up? Would this work? Some stores here sell bread with these ingredients in them but they are PRICEY.
Yes Sandra I have! I love to stick garlic and cheese in mine! I’ve just notice sometimes it needs some additional time in the oven!
Does this freeze well before or after baking?
Made this yesterday with the lasagna ! Couldn’t get any better from an Italian restaurant !! Excellent
What a great recipe! Very easy to do and it tastes amazing!
These sound wonderful. Would they work in bread machine????
So yummy and easy to make, I only ended up using 2 and 1/2 cups of flour, bread flour, and let me tell you, tastes just like the French bread loaf I’d get at Great Harvest before the owners retired and they closed and I had to learn to make my own. (Gasp) 😂 Thank you for sharing such a delicious easy recipe!
Love hearing this!