Easy Soft French Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 3 cups warm water
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 8 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 add sugar, warm water, then yeast into mixing bowl. let yeast prove.
• 2 add rest of ingredients, kneading while adding flour one or two cups at a time.
• 3 knead for 5 minutes.
• 4 let the dough rise for 1 hour, until doubled.
• 5 knead the dough down.
• 6 split into two sections.
• 7 using rolling pin, one at a time flatten each section into a large rectangle (about 17â€?x 9â€?).
• 8 roll the dough up to make a long loaf. pinch the seam closed and turn the ends under.
• 9 place the two loaves on separate large cookie sheets, seams down (i lay it diagonally), cover with a light dishtowel, and let rise another hour.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.