Best Easy French Bread Recipes

REALLY EASY, REALLY GOOD FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast, warm water, and sugar in a small bowl.
• In a large bowl or stand mixer, combine hot water, granulated sugar, salt, and oil. Add 1 1/2 cups of flour to the mixture in the large bowl/mixer and mix well. Stir in yeast mixture.
• Add 1 - 1 1/2 cups more flour and mix until well blended. (At this point your dough will still be quite sticky). Leave in bowl and let rise for 1 hour, mixing a few strokes a couple of times during the hour.
• Divide dough into 2 (or 3 if you want smaller loaves) pieces. Roll out each piece on a floured surface into the length desired then roll up length wise like a jelly roll.
• Put on a greased cookie sheet, sealed side down, and tuck the ends under. Slash the top diagonally across the top every couple of inches with a sharp knife. Brush with egg white. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Let loaves rise 30 more minutes.
• Bake for 25 - 30 minutes.

SUNNY'S EASY CHILI CHEESE FRENCH BREAD PIZZA

Steps:

• For the pizza: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Remove a bit of bread from the inside of each bread half, leaving about 1 inch of bread in the base. Brush the insides and edges with the garlic butter and place the bread on a baking sheet. Bake until golden on the edges, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven.
• Evenly distribute the Chili along the length of the bread. Sprinkle the cheese over the top and arrange the jalapenos so there will be one slice on each serving. Bake until the cheese is melted and the edges of the bread are golden, 15 to 18 minutes.
• For the garnish: Top the pizza with the scallions, cilantro, a few shakes of hot sauce and a drizzle of crema. Slice each half into 8 pieces. Serve immediately.
• Add 2 tablespoons olive or cooking oil, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, a few grinds of black pepper and the onion to a large pot over medium heat and cook until tender. Add the chili powder and beef and cook, breaking up the beef into bits, until cooked through. Stir in the tomatoes and chiles and the beans, then cover and cook for 20 minutes. To thicken the chili further, simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes more.

EASY HERBED FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• Cut bread into 1-in. slices. In a small bowl, combine the butter, parsley and chives; spread over one side of each slice of bread. , Place buttered side up on an ungreased baking sheet. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 1-2 minutes or until golden brown.

FRENCH GARLIC AND HERB BREAD (QUICK AND EASY)

Steps:

• Cut loaf into 1/2 inch to 1 inch thick circles.
• Melt butter and mix in all the herbs.
• Brush butter mixture unto the bread liberally.
• Rub a little garlic on each circle and sprinkle with cheese.
• Toast under broiler until crispy. (about 1 to 2 minutes).
• Serve right away.

EASY GARLIC & CHIVE FRENCH BREAD LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Spray a long cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Open package and place loaf on cookie sheet seam side down. Make 4-6 deep gashes (cuts) into bread) with a sharp knife.
• 2. Add the olive oil, and other ingredients to a small bowl EXCEPT THE PARMESAN CHEESE. STIR TILL BLENDED together.
• 3. Now brush over the top and sides of loaf with an acrylic brush.
• 4. Now spray with the garlic juice if desired for more garlic flavor.
• 5. Sprinkle top with grated parmesan cheese
• 6. Bake in preheated oven for allotted time on package. Mine took about 28 minutes. Remove from oven allow to sit at least 10 minutes before cutting with a serrated knife.
• 7. Slice into desired size pieces, add butter while bread is hot, if desired. enjoy. I served this bread with my Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup.

EASY CRUSTY FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• 1. proof the yeast by adding 1/4 cup water with 1 pkg of yeast and 1 tsp of sugar
• 2. In stand up mixer add, 2 1/2 cups flour, sugar, and salt.
• 3. Using paddle attachment stir till mixed.
• 4. Add yeast (yeast should have a layer of foam to ensure that it's active)
• 5. Mix in mixer with paddle attachment for 5 -7 minutes. Gradually add more flour until consistency resembles something like slime, or flarp... It will be wet, but if you stop the mixer and lift the attachment the dough should pull off of it fairly easily.
• 6. pour dough into a greased bowl and set to rise in a warm area till doubled
• 7. Preheat oven to 350 * Turn dough out on floured surface and add a little more flour if necessary. Shape into baguettes and place on a baking sheet. Score the tops with a sharp knife.
• 8. Mix together 1 tsp of water with 1 tsp of vinegar and brush over top of dough. Bake for 10 minutes and brush again with the water/vinegar mixture. Continue baking until tops are golden and bread sounds hollow when you tap or thump it. Take out and Enjoy!

EASY FRENCH ONION BREAD

Steps:

• Slice Bread.
• Mix butter and soup mix- until well blended.
• Spread on one side of each slice of bread.
• Push loaf back together and wrap in aluminum foil.
• Bake at 350 degree oven for approx.
• 30 minutes.

EASY FRENCH BREAD (EXTRA LARGE)

Steps:

• Place ingredients in bread machine as shown. Set for dough.
• Form into loaf on floured board - do NOT punch down.
• Placed on greased cookie sheet and allow to rise 1 hour.
• Bake 30-35 minutes in PREHEATED oven at 350 degrees F.

EASY FRENCH BREAD PIZZA

Steps:

• 1. Set oven to 375 degrees.Slice french bread in half long ways.Spread a good amount of the pizza sauce on both halves or depending on how much sauce you like.
• 2. put down a layer of cheese on both halves then layer your toppings i put Canadian bacon first then pepperoni,then mushrooms,sausage,bell pepper, onion and pineapple followed by top layer of cheese. I mix mozzarella and cheddar together but you can use just one if you prefer.
• 3. bake on a cookie sheet on top rack until pizza is heated all the way through and the cheese is melted and bubbly.

EASY SOURDOUGH FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour and remaining dry ingredients.
• Add water, sour cream and vinegar and beat well.
• Stir in additional 2-2 1/2 cups flour until dough pulls away from sides of bowl.
• On floured surface, knead in 1/2-1 cup additional flour until dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
• Place dough in greased bowl, turning to grease top.
• Cover and let rise for 25-35 minutes in a warm place.
• Grease large cookie sheet.
• Punch down dough and let it rest on counter, covered with an inverted bowl, for 15 minutes.
• Divide dough in half.
• Roll each half to a 14" x 8" rectangle.
• Starting with long side, roll up and pinch edges firmly to seal.
• Taper ends a little, to look like typical French bread.
• Place seam side down on prepared cookie sheet.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Bake bread for 25 minutes.
• In a small bowl, beat egg white and water.
• Brush over partially baked bread.
• Return to oven and bake an additional 5-10 minutes until golden brown and loaves sound hollow when tapped.
• Immediately remove from cookie sheet and cool.

EASY SOFT FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• Add sugar, warm water, then yeast into mixing bowl. Let yeast prove.
• Add rest of ingredients, kneading while adding flour one or two cups at a time.
• Knead for 5 minutes.
• Let the dough rise for 1 hour, until doubled.
• Knead the dough down.
• Split into two sections.
• Using rolling pin, one at a time flatten each section into a large rectangle (about 17"x 9").
• Roll the dough up to make a long loaf. Pinch the seam closed and turn the ends under.
• Place the two loaves on separate large cookie sheets, seams down (I lay it diagonally), cover with a light dishtowel, and let rise another hour.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

EASY FRENCH OR ITALIAN BREAD

Steps:

• proof yeast with sugar in water until foamy.
• combine water with 4 cups flour, mix and let sit 15 minutes.
• in a mixer with a dough hook add in flour by the cup until it reaches a smooth consistency and forms a ball that pulls away from the bowl, should be about 3 more cups (7 total).
• knead by hand or in mixer until smooth and elastic, about 5-10 in a mixer.
• rise until double, about an hour. punch down, rise another hour.
• divide into pieces and form loaves (either 3 italian shape or about 5 long french loaves).
• rise one last time, 30-45 minutes, slash tops with a sharp knife and bake at 400 for about 30 minutes until the loaves sound hollow.

EASY FRENCH BREAD (EXTRA LARGE)

Steps:

• Place ingredients in bread machine as shown. Set for dough.
• Form into loaf on floured board - do NOT punch down.
• Placed on greased cookie sheet and allow to rise 1 hour.
• Bake 30-35 minutes in PREHEATED oven at 350 degrees F.

SHANA'S EASY FRENCH BREAD APPETIZER

Steps:

• Mix up the ingredients, spread over sliced bread, and broil til golden brown.
• That's it!

EASY FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl, mix together the flour and the salt. 2. In another bowl, combine yeast, warm water, and half of the flour/salt mixture. Using your hands, mix until it forms a dough. If you own a mixer with a dough hook, mix and knead the dough with that instead. Then, cover with a dish cloth and let sit at room temperature for 3 hours. It should triple in size. 3. Gently incorporate the rest of the flour/salt, using your hands or dough hook. 4. Place on a lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes. It should be supple and elastic when you stop kneading. 5. Lightly oil a bowl. Place dough in bowl. Cover with a dish towel. Let sit for 1 hour. It should double in size. 6. Preheat oven to 450°F. Knead again. Then cut dough into 3 parts and form each part into a long baguette. Place on a baking sheet. Let sit for at least 20 minutes. 7. Place a bowl of water in the oven. Bake baguettes for about 25 minutes (maybe less). Remove the bowl of water after 15 minutes of baking.
• *I added a cup of King Arthur White Whole Wheat flour in place of one of the cups of white flour and it was delicious and a bit better for you. You can also experiment with more ww flour in place of the white according to your taste.