FRENCH BREAD FOR BREAD MACHINE RECIPES

Steps:

• Place ingredients in bread machine according to manufacturers directions.
• Start machine on dough setting.
• When dough cycle is complete, remove dough with floured hands and cut in half on floured surface.
• Take each half of dough and roll to make a loaf about 12 inches long in the shape of French bread.
• Place on greased baking sheet and cover with a towel.
• Let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 450°.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown, turning pan around once halfway during baking.
• Remove baked loaves to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Add 3/4 cup water, salt, flour, parmesan cheese, garlic powder and yeast to bread machine pan in order suggested by manufacturer.
• Select dough/manual cycle.
• When cycle is complete, remove dough from machine to a lightly floured surface.
• Roll dough into a 15x10 inch rectangle.
• Beginning at long end, roll up tightly as for jelly roll.
• Pinch seams and ends to seal.
• Taper ends by gently rolling back and forth.
• Place loaf, seam side down on a greased baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal.
• Lightly brush loaf with oil.
• Cover and let rise in warm draft-free place until almost double in size, 10 to 15 minutes.
• With a sharp knife, make 3 or 4 diagonal cuts about 1/4 inch deep across the top of loaf.
• Lightly beat egg white and 1 tablespoon water; brush some of egg white mixture over top of loaf.
• Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.
• Brush again with remaining egg white mixture and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake 5 to 10 minutes more or until done- bread should sound hollow when tapped.
• Remove the bread from the baking sheet and cool on a wire rack.