Norene Gilletz

Crusty French Bread

Preparation info
  • Yield: 2 round or long loaves (

    10

    servings per loaf).
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The New Food Processor Bible: 30th Anniversary Edition
The New Food Processor Bible

By Norene Gilletz

Published 2011

  • About

Bread has never been so easy to make. It takes less than a minute to prepare the dough in the processor!

Ingredients

  • 1½ tsp active dry yeast
  • ⅓ cup warm water (105°F to 115°F)
  • 3½ cups

Method

In a measuring cup, combine yeast with ⅓ cup warm water. Add a pinch of flour and let stand 8 to 10 minutes, until foamy; stir to dissolve.

Steel Blade or Dough Blade: (Use dough cycle if your machine has one.) Place flour, salt and dissolved yeast mixture in processor. Start machine and slowly pour remaining water through feed tube directly onto flour mixture, adding it as quick