French Bread

This is a recipe that looks complicated but not at all. All you have to do is follow step by step instructions and you'll have the same masterpiece in no time.

Makes 4 small loaves

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup lukewarm water

1 tablespoon of yeast

1 tablespoon of sugar

3.5 cups of flour

1/2 tablespoon of salt

a little olive oil to spread

Procedure:

1. We have to activate the yeast. We do that by adding yeast to the lukewarm water. After bubbles start to form add in the sugar. The yeast eats the sugar making the yeast to inflate. Leave the yeat for 15 minutes.

2. Add in the cups of flour little by little with the rest of the ingredients (except the olive oil).

3. Kneed the dough

4. Leave it in the bowl and cover it up with a towel for 45 mins.

5. Kneed it again and put it back in the bowl for another 10 mins.

6. Seperate the dough into four balls and cover up the balls with the towel.

7. Roll it long until it is about 8 inches.

8. Quickly make cross slits and lightly spread a little water on the top to make it moist

9. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

10. The French Bread cooks entirely through steam. So with another wide pan, fill it with water and place it in the lowest rack of the oven.

11. Place the french bread on top rack above the steaming water.

12. Bake until golden brown on the top. Spread olive oil on the top to give it the rich look.

13. Serve with Spaghetti sauce with oregano.

GOOD LUCK

For storage uses: Wrap it in aluminum foil and store it in a room tempratured place. It only lasts for 4-5 days.