Comments on: Wednesday Baking-Cheap, cheap bread(French Bread)

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:30:40 +0000

Sorry about that! It doesn’t really matter a whole lot, but I usually start with somewhere around 2 cups.

By: Gitu

Gitu — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:03:46 +0000

Hi! Is it 1 cup of flour to start in the mixer or 2? The full-picture version says start with 1, but the printable version says start with 2. Thanks for clarifying. Can’t wait to try this!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:30:57 +0000

I have made this twice and making it again tonight for french bread pizzas. My whole family loves it. I used to buy 4 loaves of french bread a week at 2.80 a loaf, so this will save us a lot of money. Thanks for the great, easy recipe.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:01:06 +0000

Have you ever tried a starter instead of yeast? I’ve been using one I started last year for my weekly bread making.
Also if bread is still left over at the end of the week, I make croutons. Cut bread into cubes, fry with a little butter and seasonings of your choice, bake at 300 F for 10-20 minutes.

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:55:10 +0000

So what’s the trick on how to make this into bread bowls?

By: Megan

Megan — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:54:26 +0000

I made a few loaves of this recipe last weekend – it’s been my most successful bread yet! The first loaf came out a bit dry (probably because I don’t use the fancy flour) so we used it for French Toast on Saturday morning. The next go-round, I added more warm water and cut back on the mixing time, and the second loaf was perfect. Thanks for posting your recipe!!

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:27:20 +0000

Thank you for sharing this recipe! I had all but given up hope that I would ever be able to make a loaf of french bread where the crust wasn’t as hard as a rock! The very first time I made this recipe the bread came out golden brown, and I was so fearful that once it cooled the crust would be hard as always. But it was sooo soft and delicious! Thank you for this recipe!!

By: Irina

Irina — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:53:05 +0000

Kristen, thank you so much for this great recipe, i am making this bread every week now.So easy, tasty and cheap!!!! THANKS a bunch!!!
BTW:love your website and admire you too !!!

By: Lira

Lira — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:54:53 +0000

This recipe is great! My roll ended up longer and skinner than yours though. I should have cooked for about 10 minutes only. It ended up so tasty! Thanks!

By: Leah

Leah — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:16:33 +0000

I’ve made this a few times recently, and it’s so yummy. Kristen, if you double the recipe, do you also double all the ingredients (yeast and all?). Also, have you tried this in a bread machine?