Comments on: French Bread-printable

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:52:44 +0000

The yeast was new and I got the fast rising, active dry yeast. I will try the less flour thing. For perspective, my french bread came out a little dense and was more the size of a baguette than a french bread loaf from the store. I can’t tell from your pictures, but yours look larger than that, especially on the pizza page. Thanks for the advice and I’ll let you know how my next loaf turns out! (And at least my family still found it delicious!)

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:40:28 +0000

78 is definitely not too cold. Is your yeast fresh? The other common culprit is dough that is too stiff. If your dough is pretty firm, try adding less flour. Yeast is not strong enough to raise a stiff, heavy dough.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:09:50 +0000

I have a really hard time getting my dough to rise and this has happened before with my husband’s biscuits. Is my house too cold? We keep it at 78* here in Arizona. Today I tried putting the dough on a chair in front of the window to make it rise in the bowl, which after an hour hadn’t risen too much. But then I rolled it out and placed it on my warm oven to rise in loaf form. Still not much rising after 45 minutes. Can anyone help me figure out what I’m doing wrong?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:56:04 +0000

Hey Kristen! I am going to a superbowl party today and been assigned to bring a big pot a chili for the boys. I have been searching all morning for a great EASY french bread recipe to make garlic bread with. After settling for some recipes, it dawned on me that I have a great resource for this type of baking… you!!

anyway, I am going to attempt this, as it seems at about jenny-level of baking breads, lol.

By: bloomagain

bloomagain — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:34 +0000

Thanks so much for posting this. I found it through the Non-Consumer Advocate. So inexpensive and simple to make… and yummy too!

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Slowing down the pace « Bloom Again — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:16:47 +0000

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By: KTC

KTC — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:31:18 +0000

I just made this a few minutes ago and, I have to say, it’s awesome. I did do something different from the recipe though in that I sprinkled the top with a little smoked sea salt after rubbing it with olive oil before I baked it. I didn’t want/have an egg wash but it still came out fantastic.

This is so much fun. From now on, I think Fridays will be Baking days for me. Thanks.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:30:57 +0000

Thank you, Barb! I got it all fixed now.

By: BarbS

BarbS — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:50:18 +0000

Kristin, I think you are missing one line in this version of the recipe. (I got a little confused as I was doing it, and had to look online for the original…) The missing line is after the first paragraph. I think it should say:

Beat in enough additional flour to make a soft but kneadable dough.

Great recipe! I love it. Next time I’m going to try changing half a cup of flour for whole wheat. Thanks so very much for posting it!

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Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:44:40 +0000

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