French Bread Oven Recipe

Seeing this simple recipe i thought i would give it a try.

French bread oven recipe.

This is the very best french bread that i have had since i left europe many years ago. Brush again with some of the egg white mixture. Looking for french bread recipes. Continue cooking the bread uncovered for 10 15 minutes more until the bread has deepened in color and you have a beautiful brown crust.

Bake for 20 minutes. Close the oven door quickly. Continue baking for 15 to 20 minutes more or until bread sounds hollow when lightly tapped. To get the steam simply put an oven safe container on the bottom shelf of the oven and use a water spray pump to mist water over the loaves twice while it s baking instead of the egg wash the recipe mentions.

Cool on wire. Preheat your oven to 475 f. Spritz water into the oven with a clean plant mister and place the bread in the oven. Preheat the oven to 450 f 230 c with the pot inside for 45 minutes 1 hour.

When bread is done use oven mitts to pull the pot out of your oven. Preheat oven to 375 degrees f. Using a sharp knife make 3 or 4 diagonal cuts about 1 4 inch deep across the top of each loaf. After 30 minutes remove the lid from your dutch oven.

Place the baking sheet in the hot oven and immediately toss 3 4 ice cubes on the bottom of the oven this gives a delicious classic french bread crispness to the crust. Slash or cross hatch the bread with a sharp knife or lame. Reduce the heat to 425 f and spritz with water every few minutes for the first 15 minutes of baking. Preheat oven to 425.

Meanwhile place a 6 quart dutch oven or heavy cooking pot with oven safe lid inside the oven. Whether it s served in a basket with butter or olive oil before dinner alongside the meal or used to make garlic bread stuffed sandwiches or french bread pizza everyone loves french bread. French bread requires a water wash and baking with steam to come out crunchy eggs are a no no on this type of bread. Beat egg white until foamy and brush over top of loaf.

Carefully remove the pot from the oven and place it on a trivet or heat safe surface. Allrecipes has more than 30 trusted recipes for brioche croissants french bread and crepes complete with ratings reviews and cooking tips. Dust it with a little flour. It rose well had a brown crispy crust and chewy inside simply amazing.

Its famous crust is made by baking the loaves at 400 f for the first five minutes and then misting the loaves with water. Using a serrated knife make a diagonal slice every 2 inches or so along the loaf of bread.