I made this bread by hand and baked with with egg white on the top for 20 minutes on 375. It was golden, lovely, and very lightly sweet. My husband flipped and ate the whole thing. I'm keeping it in my records forever.
First time the aroma was great but it was a little denser then we liked. I added 2 tablespoons of water and changed the salt and sugar to 1/2 teaspoon. The flavor is great and this is one of our favorites.
Very tasty, and good texture on this one.
However, this makes a bit small of a loaf, as it is posted.
The second time I made it, I upped the servings field to 18 and had allrecipes adjust the quantities for it. This produced a 'normal' sized loaf for it, and came out perfect. Both times I only use the dough setting on my machine, then take it out and bake it at 350 deg for 35 minutes.
This really was good bread. I didn't read the directions correctly and added 2 tablespoons of honey instead of 2 teaspoons. I think it made the bread that much better. It was not too sweet at all. My family loves this bread and I will continue to make it - with the extra honey.
This has become one of my favorite recipes. It's a good all purpose bread. It comes out great every time and I've probably made it at least 20 times. My husband loves it!
GRRRRRRRREATTT recipe Michele. Don't know what makes this French or what gives it such a nice crust & texture but it works. Have made a zillion loaves of bread (I try everything)and this one is excellent. Best regards from Jackie Boehm
I used my bread machine to make this into a dough then I took it out and let it rise for an hour. I punched it down and cut it down to 8 rolls. let them rise for a few hours then baked. I didnt put honey on top but used butter instead. Came out pretty good big hit at our small easter dinner. Thanks:)
I really liked the flavor of this loaf but the loaf was really small. I used it for croutons but the loaf would have been too small as a side for my family of 4. Overall the flavor was good though especially considering I was out of honey so I didn't really sweeten it at all. I would love to try it again doubling the recipe but for my first attempt I was disappointed that it didn't yield more. The second and 3rd times I made this I was out of honey so I substituted with molasses. Honestly I prefer it this way! It makes the loaf taste more "rustic" sweet and less "sticky" sweet. Also doubling the recipe worked a lot better -- we had enough for my family of 4. Its a really good easy base recipe but I have had to play with it to get it the way I like it.
I can hardly get this loaf out of my machine and my kids have it eaten! It took 2 loaves before my husband even got to taste it. A favorite in our house!
The written recipe needs adjustment since it makes a really small loaf. Double the recipe for sure and use a full packet of yeast ( 2 1/4 teas.) I doubled the honey as well and made a nice braid. 375 degrees for 25-27 min. Nice base recipe and concept. The honey adds nice subtle flavor.
