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    PUBLISHED: Dec 10, 2021 · UPDATED: Jan 24, 2022 by Precious · This post may contain affiliate links · 16 Comments

    Easy Homemade French Bread

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    How to make Homemade French Bread from scratch! This recipe is so easy, you won't believe it. Enjoy fresh out of the oven with some butter or use it to make an appetizer. So good!

    While making this French bread I thought it would be a sin not to share. How can I not share this easy homemade French bread recipe with you??

    If you have been a regular around here, you already know how much I love homemade bread. And I have baked so many loaves of bread in my life. Making bread at home is one of my favorite things to do.

    Homemade French Bread in a basket

    The thing is once you start making bread at home, you look at those in the grocery store and roll your eyes. 🙄 Homemade bread is so much better! The taste, flavor and texture are to die for!

    Also, homemade bread is void of preservatives and weird ingredients. So for these reasons, I am an unrepentant bread baker.

    Freshly baked homemade French bread on baking sheet

    So what triggered the making of this bread? These meatballs right here. You see, where I come from (Cameroon) we believe meatballs and French bread are a match made in heaven. And we are absolutely right! That combo is everything! Have you ever had a sub with meatballs? 🤤

    So after making a decent batch of meatballs, I kept dreaming about having them with some French bread. But the trip to the grocery store to buy some wasn't going to happen. So I hopped into the kitchen to make some. And the results were fantastic.

    Cut loaf of French Bread showing airy texture

    Ingredients For French Bread From Scratch

    The French bread dough requires pretty simple ingredients They include:

    1. Lukewarm Water (around 110 degrees F). The water should be comfortable enough for you to wash your hands in.
    2. Active Dry Yeast or Instant Yeast
    3. Sugar
    4. Vegetable Oil (or any neutral tasting oil).
    5. Salt
    6. All-Purpose (Plain) Flour or Bread Flour

    You can find the right quantities of each ingredient in the detailed recipe at the bottom of this post.

    How To Make Easy Homemade French Bread

    1. Place all ingredients in a bowl. Mix them all with a wooden spoon or use a stand-up mixer if you have one.

    2. If mixing by hand transfer the dough onto a clean surface and knead until smooth.

    3. Let the dough right until doubled in size then you punch the dough to remove air.

    french bread dough

    4. Shape the dough into a ball and place on a floured surface.

    french bread step 1

    5. Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces.

    french bread step 2

    5. Remove three pieces from the board, leaving one then you shape that one into a log.

    french bread step 3
    french bread step 5

    6. Now, use a knife to make diagonal lines across your loaf of bread.

    french bread step 6

    You can make your bread as long or as short as you want. I used a long baking sheet (around 17 inches long) which could accommodate long loaves.

    french bread step 7

    You could also use a shorter baking sheet for shorter loaves.

    french bread step 8

    7. Let the loaves rise in a warm place for another 20- 30 minutes.

    8. Bake them until golden brown for about 25 minutes.

    9. As soon as the loaves are out of the oven, brush with some melted butter.

    French bread loaves on large baking sheet

    This homemade French bread is a must-try! The loaves are so delish with the perfect salty taste balanced with a hint of sweetness. And yes, I devoured some with meatballs!

    Try some warm with some good 'ole butter spread on top. Phenomenal!

    Watch How To Make Homemade French Bread

    Watch me show you step-by-step the process of making Easy Homemade French Bread in the video below. If you would like to keep up with my cooking videos subscribe to my YouTube channel and click on the notification bell.

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    French bread loaves on large baking sheet

    Easy Homemade French Bread

    How to make Homemade French Bread from scratch! This recipe is so easy, you won't believe it.
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    Course: Bread
    Cuisine: Western
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes
    Servings: 4 loaves
    Calories: 200kcal
    Author: Precious

    Ingredients

    • 2 ½ cups warm water
    • 4 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
    • ¼ cup granulated sugar cane sugar or brown sugar would work
    • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    • 1 tablespoon salt
    • 1 tablespoon butter (melted) for brushing bread with
    • 6 cups all-purpose flour (plain flour) or bread flour 720g

    Instructions

    • In a large bowl, mix together warm water, yeast and sugar. Add in salt, vegetable oil and flour then mix with a wooden spoon or a kitchen stand-up mixer to form a dough.
    • Place the dough on a floured board and knead for about 5 minutes until smooth. Let the dough rise in a warm place until doubled in size for about 1-2 hours.
    • Punch the dough to remove air. Cut the dough into four equal parts. Shape each part into a long log. Use a knife to create 5-8 diagonal lines (about half inch deep each) across each loaf. Place the loaves on greased baking sheets/trays and let them rise in a warm place for about 20-30 minutes.
      Note: Don't let them rise too long or they'll rise out of shape.
    • Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for about 25 minutes until the bread is nice and golden brown and hard on the outside. Brush with melted butter as soon as they are out of the oven.

    Notes

    1. To get a warm place to let your dough rise, you could turn on your oven to warm up lightly (to about 110 degrees F) THEN turn it off and place the dough inside. This works every time for me.
    2. Nutrition information assumes that one loaf of bread makes 4 servings.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 200kcal
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    About Precious

    Welcome to my core! I am Precious Nkeih, the recipe developer and writer right here on my blog, Precious Core. My goal is to show you insanely delicious recipes you can replicate in your kitchen. And I love to tell stories too. Hope you find recipes here that will make cooking easier for you! Check me out on YouTube at YouTube.com/PreciousKitchen.

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    Comments

    1. Dominika says

      April 08, 2017 at 9:46 pm

      Dear Precious you actually make this baking game sound so easy. The day I will be able to bake a plain cake I will through a party lol. Lol@ hello long beauties and hello shorties. It makes me relate it to the way humans are being classified.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        April 09, 2017 at 7:45 am

        It is really easy, dear. And it is so much fun!

        Reply
    2. Mariam says

      December 12, 2017 at 1:42 pm

      What temperature doe we bake it at?

      Reply
      • Precious says

        December 13, 2017 at 4:45 am

        You bake at 350 degrees F. Thanks for the catch!

        Reply
    3. Princess Neleh says

      December 23, 2017 at 12:09 am

      After you make this French bread how then can u store it? Chai! You have really made me fall in love with baking. I be dey na mumu but thank God for you because God has used you to transform my life in this area. You are blessed my sister.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        December 25, 2017 at 7:14 am

        Dear, you can wrap it in foil or just tie it in an ordinary plastic bag.

        Reply
    4. Mehnaz says

      June 20, 2018 at 4:23 am

      I don't have baking oven I have microwave..how to bake in that

      Reply
      • Precious says

        July 26, 2018 at 4:11 pm

        Hi Mehnaz, sorry you can't bake this in a microwave.

        Reply
    5. Sofia says

      August 14, 2018 at 9:34 am

      Just wondering can we leave the dough to rise overnight or would that be too long ?

      Reply
      • Precious says

        August 14, 2018 at 5:55 pm

        Hi Sofia, that will be too long. The dough will ferment too much and won't taste fresh.

        Reply
    6. Verne says

      March 15, 2022 at 9:18 am

      Omg! As I am typing this, I just took out the bread, buttered it & took a piece! Hands down this is going to be my go to recipe. The only thing I changed was that I added 1 teaspoon of salt since I use pink Himalayan salt. This recipe is perfection. I wish I could post a pic with this comment.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        March 16, 2022 at 2:18 pm

        Ahh I wish I could see a pic! Thanks for the great feedback, Verne.

        Reply

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