Tuesday, January 12, 2010

French Peasant Bread

-1 package (2 1/2 tsp) dry yeast
-2 C warm water
-1 Tbsp sugar
-2 tsp. salt
-4 C flour
corn meal
melted butter

Place yeast, water, sugar, and salt in bowl and stir until dissolved. Add flour and stsif until blended. Don not knead. (also no need for your kitchen aid, just mix with spoon) Cover and let rise for one hour or until doubled in size. Flour hands, remove dough from the bowl and place in 2 round pans (prepare the pans with oil and sprinkled with corn meal) the dough will be goopy and sticky! Let rise and additional hour. Brush the tops with melted butter and bake at 425 for 10 minutes. Then reduce the oven to 375 and cook an additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven and brush with butter again. Serve warm.

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