5 Dollar Meals: How To Make Homemade French Bread! Quick And Easy Recipe!

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients while bread flour enhances texture.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil adds healthy fats and flavor, while margarine is often cheaper.

Get super hot water from the tap, aiming for about 110 degrees.

Mix the yeast into the warm water until dissolved, breaking up lumps.

Let the yeast mixture sit for a minute to activate.

Add sugar to the yeast mixture and let it sit while it activates.

Add olive oil and salt to the mixture after activation.

Add 2 cups of flour to the mixture and mix well.

Gradually knead in an additional 1.5 cups of flour until the dough is smooth and no flour remains.

Lightly spray the top of the dough with cooking spray.

Cover and let the dough rise until doubled in size, about 1-2 hours.

Once risen, punch down the dough and let it rest for 15 minutes.

Sprinkle a board with flour, divide the dough in half, and shape each half into a 15-inch log.

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