Rustic French Bread
Description
Serve warm with a slather of butter for a taste of Paris in your own kitchen.
Ingredients
Instructions
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In a large bowl, mix together the gluten-free flour, salt, yeast, and sugar with a wooden spoon. Add water ½ cup at a time, mixing after each addition until rough ball forms.
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Drizzle oil over the dough and cover with plastic wrap. Leave to rise in a warm place overnight (up to 20 hours, at least 8).
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Using oiled hands remove the dough onto a floured board and divide it into two. Handle as little as possible to keep the dough light. Line a baking tray with baking paper or spray a baguette pan and form the dough into two rough logs. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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Cover again and allow to rise a further 60-90 minutes in a warm place.
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Halfway through the second rise, preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C.
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Fill a large oven-proof tray or bowl with boiling water and place it on the lowest shelf in the oven. Place the bread directly above and quickly close the oven door.
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Bake the loaves for 20 minutes. Remove the steam tray and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes, or until the loaves are golden-brown in color.
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Let cool down slightly before serving.
Note
Adding a pan of water during the first half of the baking traps in steam which gives the bread a chewy, crunchy texture.
Most yeast is gluten-free but make sure there is no added flour or grains. The longer you can leave the first rise, the better the flavors that develop. Using a baguette pan makes two even, well-formed loaves but you can easily bake without them, the resulting loaves may just be slightly flatter.
User Reviews
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