Recipe type: Bread
Author: Jillian
Serves: 2 loaves
- 2 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 Tbsp active dry yeast
- 2 Tbsp cane sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 3 Tbsp oil(I used grapeseed oil)
- 1/4 tsp for sprinkling on top of loaves
- 4 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1-1 1/2 cups whole wheat bread flour(I have also used whole wheat, white whole wheat, and oat flour successfully)
- Add warm water, yeast, and sugar to large bowl
- Whisk ingredients and let sit for ten minutes until foamy
- Add salt and grapeseed oil
- Whisk again to combine
- Add flours to a large bowl
- Use a dough spoon, or hook, and work mixture together until combined
- Work in bowl for about 5 minutes, or until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl(you can use a mixer for this)
- Turn on microwave for 2 minutes(make sure you place a microwave safe bowl in there with 1-2 cups water)
- Carefully take hot bowl with boiling water out of microwave, and then cover dough bowl with warm wet towel and place in turned off warm, humid microwave
- let sit in microwave for 15 minutes
- Dough should be doubled in size
- Punch down dough with greased fist
- Place microwave safe bowl with water into microwave
- Turn on microwave for 2 more minutes
- Carefully, quickly remove water bowl
- Place dough bowl covered with damp warm towel into microwave, and let sit for 15 more minutes
- line sheet tray with parchment or Silpat
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Dough should have doubled in size again
- Scoop out approximately half the dough with oiled hands
- Shape with oiled hands into long ovals, or whatever shape you desire
- Place loaves onto sheet tray side by side
- Cut slits in top of loaves
- Let rest on sheet tray for ten minutes
- Sprinkle top of loaves with water and sea salt
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown
- Let cool for 5 minutes on sheet tray
- Remove loaves and let them cool on wire racks
Recipe by Food Filled Life at http://foodfilledlife.com/2012/11/09/easy-quick-french-bread/