Easy french bread

Name: Easy french bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 300 g Bread flour; 1 teaspoon Honey; 1½ teaspoon Instant yeast; 1 tablespoons Olive oil; 200 ml Water; 1½ teaspoon Coarse sea salt; Yellow cornmeal for sprinkle over the pan; 2 cup Boiling water for baking

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Very Easy

55 min

Ingredients

300 g Bread flour
1 teaspoon Honey
1½ teaspoon Instant yeast
1 tablespoons Olive oil
200 ml Water
1½ teaspoon Coarse sea salt
Yellow cornmeal for sprinkle over the pan
2 cup Boiling water for baking

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time40 min

Mix olive oil, honey and water together, put flour, instant yeast and salt in the bowl, whisk to combine.
Use large spoon (or pastry scraper) to mix everything together, and knead briefly to bring all the ingredients together.
Take the dough out of the bowl and knead if the dough is a bit dry sprinkle with 1-2 tablespoon water, you will see the dough will be elastic.
Put the dough into a light oiled bowl. Let the dough rise in a warm place until double in size (can be 1 hour or 1 hour and a half check often depend on the temperature).
Place a baking paper or silicone baking mat over a sheet pan, or use a French bread pan, sprinkle with the yellow cornmeal. Divide the dough into 2 pieces.
Roll into balls and let the dough rest for 10 minutes. Press the ball lightly and shape into a long oval, do the same with another ball.
Use the side of your hand press the center of the dough, and roll again (do it 2-3 times until you get a desired length ).
Place the shaped dough over a prepared pan. Let the dough rise until almost double in size, about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven 220°C and place a roasting pan in the lowest shelf of the oven.
With a very sharp knife, make 3 or 4 diagonal cuts about 1/4 inch deep across top of each loaf. Put the bread into the oven and pour the boiling water into the roasting pan, bake for 10 minutes.
Reduce the heat to 200°C bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until bread golden. Remove from baking sheet, and cool on a wire rack.