Baguette Bread
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




2 quarts warm water
2 ounces sugar
2 ounces salt
2 ounces Olive Oil Or Vegetable Oil
8 ounces Active Dry Yeast
7 pounds Bread Flour To 8 Lbs

Preparation

1 Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix together holding back on some of the flour until you see that it is needed. Knead dough 5-10 minutes or until dough is smooth. Cover and let rise until double in size. 2 Punch down and form into desired shapes-baquettes,round loaves etc. Bake at 375* 20-30 minutes depending on loaf size.

About


By adding fresh chopped herbs and some roasted garlic to this dough you can come up with some very flavorful breads.