I made this with my granddaughters yesterday during the quarantine! It was a perfect home ec. and science project! We did make the two loaves but they ate a whole loaf in about 30 minutes! It was AWESOME!
I’ve never made bread before and just made this recipe! OMG it’s so good! I didn’t think I could do it but it’s so easy and this is such a good recipe! Many thanks!
Ever since I watched this the first time a couple months ago, I've been making these loaves once a week. My adult children beg me for them. Absolutely the easiest recipe and so rewarding to smell that yeast and know you did it yourself. I no longer buy bread from the store. Thank you so much!
I’ve watched several of your bread videos and out of everything, I just want to say I adore your wife! Her smiles and sweet glances just beam with such light, I can feel she has a truly golden soul! ❤ new subscriber here now btw! I was having a rough day today and your videos have brightened it up so much, I can’t thank you enough!! ❤
This was my first time successfully making bread, and it's all thanks to your video showing how it's supposed to look step-by-step. (My family just found this channel and we haven't looked back since!)
I just made this bread. First time ever that I made bread. Came out perfectly. Did a half recipe for one loaf. Thank you for the effort it took to make it doable for a first effort. A little honey butter and yes, I didn't wait either, fresh out of the oven. Yum.
Glad to see the egg bath and the cuts, gives it a real French look. When my prents made the bread every month when I was a child, lots of bread didn't make it to cooling, the family all had their favorites treats, mine was getting a nice steaming fresh pieces then lay it with molasses, lots of it that soaked deep down in the bread, waited a bit then butter the top nice, and grab a glass of cold milk, and have a foodie experience.
That bread is amazing. I have struggled for years to duplicate my grandmother's bread recipe, to no avail. This is the EXACT flavor! You have no idea how much I appreciate this recipe! I also saved the other bread and pizza dough recipes to try out. My whole extended family thanks you! (I shared the link on Facebook for everyone.)
As a professional baker I have one tip angle your knife at 1:00-7:00 with a super sharp knife so the bread doesn’t pull and you will be amazed at how beautiful it makes it. The bread will kind of bloom in the cuts and it’s beautiful. Purely decorative though but not to be overlooked because we eat with our eyes ❤️ I’m going to try your recipe today.. this video made me hungry lol
i just made your recipe and it turned out beautiful. the only difference is that I raised it for 30 minutes both time and it took 40 minutes in the oven before it was baked enough. Also, I used the mixer with the bread hook. It was easy and fun and delicious! Thank-You!
Thank you for your simple recipe. I am truly a sorry bread baker. I have ended up with eating really a lot a lot of bread pudding out of all my failure. I will try. Desperate to bake a great bread. Good luck to me. Feeling lucky watching your recipe.
I live at sea level and it is humid here. It took several tries but I finally got great results. I used your recipe except I add 1 egg. I let the yeast proof for at least 10 minutes. I let the bread rise long enough to triple in size, and then I proof the loaves for at least an hour. Adding the egg created an unbelievable amount of rise, and it seems to make the crust a little crispier. We’ve also experimented with adding a tiny bit (less than a teaspoon) of apple cider vinegar to the dough - seems to give it more of a fermented taste. Thanks a lot of posting this video. I’ve never had any luck making bread, and you inspired me to make it happen
The bread is incredible !!! I added garlic powder before I rolled it up. Great with spaghetti and chicken marinara sauce. Easiest bread recipe ever. Thank You.
This is gonna make some great garlic bread with spaghetti! EDIT & UPDATE: This recipe is also great and hardy for doing things like making homemade stuffing. I omitted the salt in the bread, cubed and dried it, and used a sodium free chicken bullion with other seasonings to make a great salt free stuffing for my mom!
Just made this bread and honestly it was so easy and far better tasting than store bought! I love that it's freshly baked and I know exactly what went into it. I froze half of my dough to use later since I haven't found a way to keep the bread fresh to have the next day. Thanks so much!
I have finely mastered this bread. I use honey unfiltered and raw instead of sugar and I use 2 teaspoons of salt the other was to salty for me. But I made some last week and some this week and it's so yummy I'll never buy store bread again that I know of . I put my in a 9by 12 cake pan and it comes out huge loaf plus big enough for a sandwich one slice. Thank you so much for sharing I put my bread picture on my FB and people want the recipe so I shared with everyone that asked. It's so moist frenchy and spongy and flakey best bread I have made. I love white bread and the stake rye is one of my favorites along with sourdough bread and Italian. See big bread eater here I was raised on home made bread all my life when at my grandma's if you get a rye bread recipe please do one on it I'll be so glad. Take care.
No bread for miles around here in Ft. Hood area and working from home for a few weeks during the CV lockdown... followed along tonight and made a loaf 🥖and a bread ring❣️ My house smells fabulous too! 🙏Thank You so much!!
Lisa W we have a bakery here in Baltimore that has cheap bread if you buy it directly from the store and it’s 3 loaves for a dollar. They’re giving away free bread for the homeless and needy families too. They’ve always given away bread but now they’re doing even more.
This recipe was the bomb!!! Don’t hesitate to make this recipe. I even like it better as sandwich bread in two bread pans. Explanation was wonderful!!! Only thing I change is I used egg whites for the wash, and baked for 25 mins. Will be making this forever. So simple, quick and good tasting ❤ Thanks for sharing this 😊.
I see mention of baking stones. I got mine custom cut years ago at a website that also provides pizzarias called bakingstone. They come in 1/2" and 5/8" thick. They do carry standard sizes. Mine is 5/8" and works perfectly. If you plan to make pizza, you need a thick stone to hold enough heat to give you a great crust. Do'nt forget to let the stone recover between pizzas.
I been making this for months. It's the only bread I eat at home. It's so easy and rises faster and is so french tasting I love it. The recipe is now memorized by heart. I use raw honey unfiltered instead of sugar and it's awesome and healthy. Been making it at the very beginning of spring I save a bunch from buying breads and no preservatives my last about a week. That you both for sharing this great recipe.
I've been making my bread since last year. Since then I've baked every week and I don't buy the stores bread. When I eat my homemade bread my glucose number doesn't rise.
Faith Through Arrows, I know what you mean! But don’t be afraid, I’ve been trying various recipes for a couple months and it really is hard to mess up. My bread isn’t pretty, but my guys eat it up. Wish I had found this video at the beginning...
Faith Through Arrows actually it cost less,taste much better and is,ore filling. The bread flour cost about $4.00 the yeast I buy packets of 3 for $1.49 . Half of the bag gives 2 big loaves and they're gone in 2 days. My breads cannot last. Try it and you will be hooked.
I like to proof my bread dough. I'll boil some water and place it on the lowest point of the oven, then place the unbaked bread near the top of the oven. The heat and moisture helps it rise.
I was always taught that your liquid should be “body temp” to be perfect to develop/activate the yeast without killing it.😉 I LOVE making homemade bread. I’m lazy though so I use my Kitchaide with a dough hook. Another tip that works for me is if you kitchen is too cold to proof; put a mug of water in your microwave for a min or 2, push it to the back & now you have a warm moist enclosed area to proof!🤘🏻
The best temp. to proof yeast is 105-115 F. I try to aim for 110 to be safe. It works great since I got an infrared thermometer for my soaping, it's the same deal - point, click, read. :)
I concur that 105-115 is the right temp for the water in this recipe, because you are proofing the yeast by adding it directly to liquid. If you are mixing the yeast with dry ingredients and then adding water, you can go up in temp to about 115-125.
QUESTION- I noticed he had a (baking stone?) In the oven already and placed the sheet pan on top of that. Is that something I should be doing as well? I want to be able to make bread so badly!!!! But it always comes out like a lead weight 😔
I’ve been baking bread for 40 years. All my old recipes say to let it rise for two hours and 30 minutes! I’m gonna try the 20 20 20. I sure hope it works thank you
I just tried this today and my wife asked me "Why didn't you tell me you were going to the bakery?" It turned out great in about 1.75 hours from start to finish. I wish I could post a pic of the finished product. Thanks for a straight forward recipe!
🌺Ok, you guys are AMAZING! I have a few goals in life and making an edible loaf of bread was one of them. Well y'all helped me fulfill my bread making one. I'm such a crappy bread maker that we've hit loaves I've made with hammers and barely chipped it . This was truly a wonderful moment for this Florida family! My husband was amazed. This recipe is awesome! Thank you for the video and your hard work, believe me it's very appreciated! God bless!! 🌴
I made bread today. And I did not roll it out but put it into parchment paper in a 9 by 12 pan. It makes huge slices of bread for sandwiches or dinner. But I used Les salt one teaspoon of salt and everything else the same. It came out huge and so spongy and flakey and taste of french bread. Guess what I'll not buy store bread now because this is yummy and good. I love it. Thank you so much I love it that no oil in it or lard. This is so yummy that I had to come back and tell ya it came out great
Making these right now. Peeking in the oven and they look absolutely amazing!! Also, I want to thank you. I think your artisan bread is the first yeast bread recipe I ever attempted (right when COVID started). I've been trying others since then but it was definitely a hit!
Me too, started in COVID and made it twice a week sometimes. Had a bit of a break and made it again this week, turned out perfect. Today I’ll be making this recipe, hope it turns out well, fingers crossed 😁Thanks Krista and your funny and entertaining hubby
Hello My new hero..i have tried many different recipes for baquettes..what attracted me to yours was the 10 minutes work time! I have to say that this is by far and second to none that best recipe ever. Once out of the oven I slice the baquette and butter the slices..let me tell you ..we fight for them..the taste is out of this world... Thx, Sal Cont
I followed your instructions cutting the recipe in half as we are only two. It was easy to mix, prepare and bake. I used bread flour and it did not stick as much as all-purpose flour. The dough was easy to handle and rose precisely as you explained. Both of you are simply wonderful. Thank you for the recipe. I’ve subscribed and look forward to becoming the yeast prince! Mil gracias. Hilarión
I tried your recipe. I love it. It was easy, quick and good bread. I use it as my pizza dough ( New England Greek Style pizza) as well. It's by far the closest recipe to my local favorite style pizza. Thank you.
I don't agree with you. First of all the lady looks very unhappy or may be forced to do the role in the vedio. Second SHE was the one who did everything and his role was only (the sound affects) which sounded very fake. Above all the title of the vedio doesn't match the prosedur ( concerning the time mentioned just to attract the people interested in preparing bread dough ). And concerning compliments, I think she deserves something more valuable than that Simply because it was all done by her. And calling her queen of yeast is not a compliment infact it is an insult .
@@greenappletree6815 IMHO. JS. I humbly and respectfully submit that I think you took way to much out of context. I think maybe you are reflecting many of your personal feelings to the lady in the video. I couldn't understand what she said when he made the queen of the yeast remark but do feel that she didn't like it, but I didn't gather any impression from her or anything else that she possibly was being forced into bread baking servitude. Again, IMHO.
I love this recipe. I don‘t like to use sugar, instead I use local honey. I made it about 4 times. Love it. Thank you. Right now, I’m adding in some seeds. As I‘m typing my hands are covered in flour 😂😂. Love u guys.
You are really making bread making easy, for all these years I didn't do it because I thought it was very time consuming. This is even easier then using my bread machine and doesn't take nearly as long. My family thanks you very much.
Today I am making home made french bread again. This saves me a bundle on bread at grocery stores Plus I love it. Today I put it into 2 bread loafs and one square pan. It's baking now and I can smell it and it's already has my mouth watering laughs. I love this recipe so much thank you both for being so kind to share.
I know I like this a while ago but I just wanted to let you know how thankful I am for this vlog,it was one of the first videos along with pizza dough one I seen that de misstified bread making for me and gave me the courage to try, if you would have told me 12 months ago how that I could make all the different types of breads etc that I can now make them sometimes without a recipe would call you crazy, so being that it is the time of year for thanksgiving I thought I would let you know :-)
Thank you! I've made bread before but it was super helpful knowing what it's supposed to look like when you're done kneading it. I've got a couple things I can do better but I can already tell this video has helped me an absolute TON
I know this is an old video, but I decided to make your French bread for some pizzas tonight. They turned out beautiful! Thanks, Brad and Krista!! I have added this to my homestead notebook.
Thank you so much! I've been trying various recipes, including some artisan no knead, but they just weren't coming out quite right. This was PERFECT! Friends loved it and it was gone in a flash. I made it again the next day and again it was perfect!
Yeah, it's click bait. He didn't include time to measure ingredients either. Clean up time will be more than the time working the dough as you mentioned.
Thanks for sharing! I’ve been hesitant to try most homemade bread recipes I’ve come across, but this one made me feel confident that I could do it! Happy to say, my first bake was a success!
I have this bread baking in the oven now :) smells absolutely heavenly! I appreciate your channel more than you know, and am so thankful u have found you! you are helping our family save so much money. God bless you and yours!
I have this in the oven now! My little family will be very happy to have fresh bread with our vegetable curry and rice at the end of a cold mountain day!!!
Hello, I wanted to let you guys know that I have tried your recipe and it is great. I've baked it 5 times so far. It is easy and works every time. I am not a fan of egg wash so I've used milk instead and it worked perfectly. Thank you both for sharing and all the best. Eli
We have used this recipe to make really good naan. I have a big cast iron skillet - heat it to medium and sprinkle with olive oil. Roll raised dough out to a circle about 7” across and doom in skillet like a pancake - a couple minutes each side. It is wonderful. This recipe is very versatile. Thank you so much for posting it.
I found new flour and new yeast make all the difference. Now I keep the tin of dried yeast in the fridge and take out the amount I need the night before to warm up overnight (or you can put it near a heater if you forget). Gentle warmth is key to good rising.
I made this bread last night and (((((WOE MOMMA)))) it was AMAZING! I've got another batch rising right now bcuz the 1st 2 loaves didn't make it through the night...lol..Thanks you guys for this AMAZING recipe.
@@SimpleRanch it's 2 years late so this is for those still looking for an answer in the future (cool huh? Speaking to the future!) I'm no expert but there are a few reasons I can think offhand. You may need a warmer raising environment. I heat a cup of water 5 min on high in my microwave then use the microwave as my warm environment. Not too hot not too cold. The other thing is, instant yeast requires hotter water than active dry yeast: 120F. Whereas, active requires about 80-85F I believe. Check the yeast company 's website when in doubt. For active dry yeast, I run tap water until it just feels hot then catch it in my measuring cup. Big thanks out for the tutorial. As usual there's always something to learn. 30 cents is very impressive and whoa nelly, I thought I was supposed to knead it with elbow grease! That explains a lot ;-) thanks
@@curious8890 Hey Debee, thanks for the microwave tip. I too usually have a hard time finding a warm enough rising spot in This Old Cold 🏠. Beats using oven and messing up my preheating time! Thanks again! 😘
@@curious8890 Thank you for those tips! What type of flour did you use? It just says 'flour'...should I use bread flour or AP flour? I hope you see this!
I stole this recipe from y'all and I have been making at least 1 batch a week. Absolutely love it. Fast simple and delicious. Everyone is love with the bread especially when they walk in the front door and the smell of the heavens hits right away. Thank you my friends.
Okay. So I just watched this but mixed in my old school Goodwill store bought Regal Bread Machine. It mixed and kneaded maybe 10-15 mins? I yanked the dough out and put into a bowl covered with oil and I covered it and let it rise double and then I rolled it out like you did and cut it in half lengthwise and then rolled it up and put it on the pan... covered it with a warm wet paper towel rung out and then after rising again...baked it. OMG... Vegetable soup fresh French bread on a cold snowy day and butter oh I am filthy Rich today thank you for putting this out it kind of gave me that confidence to at least try it! I've never made french bread before and it was wonderful! Felt a little guilty because it was little to no effort!!!
These came out to be Italian bread instead of French bread because of the time you didn't take kneading and sizing. The difference between French bread and Italian bread is how bready or thick the inside is. I do appreciate this video, because I always wanted to know why my grandmother had us spending hours preparing to make some breads and not others. New subbie here.
OMGosh!!! Just took mine out of the oven, and NO!, I don't wait for it to cool. It is wonderful! Can't thank you enough for such a simple and easy recipe! I followed your video step by step, in order not to goof. Now with the instructions written down, I can do this on my own. We will be enjoying this with home made spaghetti. Ok, I make the sauce from scratch, but not the pasta. I haven't gotten quite that far yet. I just got an ice cream machine and made a batch last night. Yum! Thanks again for this video. And have a great evening.....or whenever you might read this.
I love this recipe!! So easy and so Yummy 😋. I made half the dough into sub rolls for some good homemade meatball sammies. DELICIOUS!!! Gonna try the artisan bread next. Thank you!!!
Wow! I Have seen many ways, in TH-cam, how to make french bread. None were as easy as they said. Yours, by far is the easiest and absolutely the best. As soon as I finished watching your video I went to my kitchen and started making the bread. Just about to put it in the oven. It looks great! I can't wait for it to be ready so that I can eat some fresh, delicious bread. Thank You, for sharing your very easy recipe. Will let you know how it turned out.
Over here in the UK, current energy costs means that the oven costs about 40p/hr (roughly 40c) in energy cost. The cost of making food can now be higher for the energy to cook than for the ingredients.
Ok new at this, can I just activate my yeast in my kitchenAid mixer, with dough hook in mix this all up to incorporate it, then I just kneed it for a few minutes on what speed medium and then let rise?
I use a my KitchenAid for a similar recipe. Activate yeast, then it's easier if you use your whisk attachment for the first half of the flour, then switch to the dough hook for the 2nd half. I gradually add the 2nd half of flour and mix it the most with when it's stickier because my bowl doesn't stay locked once the dough gets thicker (it's fairly new but I don't think KitchenAid mixers are great for dough, mine started having issues early on and it seems to do better with smaller/thinner batches ). Then you can let it rise in the bowl you mixed it in. Sorry to be so long winded lol 🙂
use an electric or battery operated knife to slice it and it won't smoosh it down, as you were talking about.. It falls thru it, as they say, like a hot knife thru butter, with absolutely no mashing down. I've been using one to slice mine for years to avoid that same thing..
I should think so. After all, what are rolls other than mini loaves of bread, right? But be careful to monitor the cooking times as the smaller "loaves" will likely cook MUCH faster since they have more surface area for their size than a larger loaf and will cook faster. Another thing I might try is to add in some grated cheese and tiny diced bits of jalapeno peppers that have been patted dry to remove excess moisture. It should (?) turn out to be a Cheesy Hot loaf that would go great with any Mexican meal instead of tortillas. Something like a Mexican chicken and rice meal. Yummy. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. LOL
OMG how easy, fast and delicious thanks for sharing. I have a question do you know how to make the mexican bread called bolillo? the flavor is almost like the french bread
thanks for the bread videos. Years ago I made bread every day. People in the apt. building would walk by and ask to buy a loaf. Well then I did it by hand but RA stopped that even for just my family. Now I have a kitchen aid mixer so have gotten back into baking. Bread for a loaf that works for our family is $4. Well I have lost most of my recipes so watching your videos I am relearning that skill. Love your calzone dough, and now I am going to try this french bread. Found a good hot dog and hamburger buns which I make a bit bigger for subs. :)
+grandma lynda I use my bread machine as well ... I'm kinda one armed due to accident injuries but doesnt stop me besides my kids love helping to do it
I made this with my granddaughters yesterday during the quarantine! It was a perfect home ec. and science project! We did make the two loaves but they ate a whole loaf in about 30 minutes! It was AWESOME!
Is this a soft bread?
@@mitty2575 It's French bread... crusty outside soft in :)
@@mitty2575 You can soften the crust a little by heating butter, and as soon as the loaf comes out, brush on the butter over the top half. Have fun
I’ve never made bread before and just made this recipe! OMG it’s so good! I didn’t think I could do it but it’s so easy and this is such a good recipe! Many thanks!
Homemade bread is pennies compared to artisan loaves from the shop!
Ever since I watched this the first time a couple months ago, I've been making these loaves once a week. My adult children beg me for them. Absolutely the easiest recipe and so rewarding to smell that yeast and know you did it yourself. I no longer buy bread from the store. Thank you so much!
If I wanted to make half as much...would I half all ingredients? Or probably doesn't work that way?
@@melanier3479 absolutely! It does require a lot of yeast which is hard to find right now. Halving the recipe is smart. :)
@@kennaoconnor4633 thank you very much
@@melanier3479 why not make the two and freeze one for later?
@@ctaylorluce that's a great idea, but I just have fridge freezer. They are so tiny. Lol
Just wanted to say that I’ve been making your bread for 3 years man. I always come back to it. Thanks
I’ve watched several of your bread videos and out of everything, I just want to say I adore your wife! Her smiles and sweet glances just beam with such light, I can feel she has a truly golden soul! ❤ new subscriber here now btw! I was having a rough day today and your videos have brightened it up so much, I can’t thank you enough!! ❤
Now that were home bound I'm baking with my teenager. Nothing better than yummy warm bread and butter!
ruby Haji Yessssssssss!!!!! Home cooked meals and getting back to the basics. Using this time to focus on home health and connection
God bless you! A parent actually teaching their child to cook to prep them for the future...genius! Rarely done these days.
If you can find flour...
Isn't it wonderful to have the time to make bread with your family ❤️
@@nickgarnero9843 Amazon and walmart restocks it often keep checking...same with yeast, had to check a few times before I found it online
I made this with honey not sugar and it came out great about 1/8 cup honey.
thank you! i love posted, healthy substitutes that work!
I will try that.
Thank you!
Never ever heat honey, it becomes poison. Room temp and cool honey is good
Like your style of videoing and fun comedy you sound great
This was my first time successfully making bread, and it's all thanks to your video showing how it's supposed to look step-by-step. (My family just found this channel and we haven't looked back since!)
I just made this bread. First time ever that I made bread. Came out perfectly. Did a half recipe for one loaf. Thank you for the effort it took to make it doable for a first effort. A little honey butter and yes, I didn't wait either, fresh out of the oven. Yum.
Nothing better in the whole world than to make French toast with these smothered in maple syrup!
Glad to see the egg bath and the cuts, gives it a real French look. When my prents made the bread every month when I was a child, lots of bread didn't make it to cooling, the family all had their favorites treats, mine was getting a nice steaming fresh pieces then lay it with molasses, lots of it that soaked deep down in the bread, waited a bit then butter the top nice, and grab a glass of cold milk, and have a foodie experience.
My brother made your bread. He was extremely pleased and we loved your commentary. New subscribers...Thank You!
Made the french bread today. OMG! It came out fantastic! Was so surprised how well it came out. Thank you!
+Claudia Weidman ... and the smell in the house is always amazing ;)
Watching in 2024. I'm making it today
😂 I was just looking to see if anybody else was here 9 years later. It's December 2024 and here I am back to basics baking my own bread.
That bread is amazing. I have struggled for years to duplicate my grandmother's bread recipe, to no avail. This is the EXACT flavor! You have no idea how much I appreciate this recipe! I also saved the other bread and pizza dough recipes to try out. My whole extended family thanks you! (I shared the link on Facebook for everyone.)
Susie'sSoap&Stuff Thank you, I am so grateful that you shared your success. Pass it on! It's cheap and tastes great with no chemical preservatives!
As a professional baker I have one tip angle your knife at 1:00-7:00 with a super sharp knife so the bread doesn’t pull and you will be amazed at how beautiful it makes it. The bread will kind of bloom in the cuts and it’s beautiful. Purely decorative though but not to be overlooked because we eat with our eyes ❤️ I’m going to try your recipe today.. this video made me hungry lol
i just made your recipe and it turned out beautiful. the only difference is that I raised it for 30 minutes both time and it took 40 minutes in the oven before it was baked enough. Also, I used the mixer with the bread hook. It was easy and fun and delicious! Thank-You!
Thank you for your simple recipe. I am truly a sorry bread baker. I have ended up with eating really a lot a lot of bread pudding out of all my failure. I will try. Desperate to bake a great bread.
Good luck to me. Feeling lucky watching your recipe.
I live at sea level and it is humid here. It took several tries but I finally got great results. I used your recipe except I add 1 egg. I let the yeast proof for at least 10 minutes. I let the bread rise long enough to triple in size, and then I proof the loaves for at least an hour. Adding the egg created an unbelievable amount of rise, and it seems to make the crust a little crispier.
We’ve also experimented with adding a tiny bit (less than a teaspoon) of apple cider vinegar to the dough - seems to give it more of a fermented taste.
Thanks a lot of posting this video. I’ve never had any luck making bread, and you inspired me to make it happen
The bread is incredible !!! I added garlic powder before I rolled it up. Great with spaghetti and chicken marinara sauce. Easiest bread recipe ever. Thank You.
Oh! Great idea
This is gonna make some great garlic bread with spaghetti! EDIT & UPDATE: This recipe is also great and hardy for doing things like making homemade stuffing. I omitted the salt in the bread, cubed and dried it, and used a sodium free chicken bullion with other seasonings to make a great salt free stuffing for my mom!
Just made this bread and honestly it was so easy and far better tasting than store bought! I love that it's freshly baked and I know exactly what went into it. I froze half of my dough to use later since I haven't found a way to keep the bread fresh to have the next day. Thanks so much!
Once the bread has totally cooled, I slice mine put it in a large zip lock, and refrigerate it. It lasts much longer.
I have finely mastered this bread.
I use honey unfiltered and raw instead of sugar and I use 2 teaspoons of salt the other was to salty for me.
But I made some last week and some this week and it's so yummy I'll never buy store bread again that I know of .
I put my in a 9by 12 cake pan and it comes out huge loaf plus big enough for a sandwich one slice.
Thank you so much for sharing I put my bread picture on my FB and people want the recipe so I shared with everyone that asked.
It's so moist frenchy and spongy and flakey best bread I have made.
I love white bread and the stake rye is one of my favorites along with sourdough bread and Italian.
See big bread eater here I was raised on home made bread all my life when at my grandma's if you get a rye bread recipe please do one on it I'll be so glad.
Take care.
No bread for miles around here in Ft. Hood area and working from home for a few weeks during the CV lockdown... followed along tonight and made a loaf 🥖and a bread ring❣️ My house smells fabulous too!
🙏Thank You so much!!
Lisa W we have a bakery here in Baltimore that has cheap bread if you buy it directly from the store and it’s 3 loaves for a dollar. They’re giving away free bread for the homeless and needy families too. They’ve always given away bread but now they’re doing even more.
This recipe was the bomb!!! Don’t hesitate to make this recipe. I even like it better as sandwich bread in two bread pans. Explanation was wonderful!!! Only thing I change is I used egg whites for the wash, and baked for 25 mins. Will be making this forever. So simple, quick and good tasting ❤ Thanks for sharing this 😊.
I see mention of baking stones. I got mine custom cut years ago at a website that also provides pizzarias called bakingstone. They come in 1/2" and 5/8" thick. They do carry standard sizes. Mine is 5/8" and works perfectly. If you plan to make pizza, you need a thick stone to hold enough heat to give you a great crust. Do'nt forget to let the stone recover between pizzas.
I been making this for months.
It's the only bread I eat at home.
It's so easy and rises faster and is so french tasting I love it.
The recipe is now memorized by heart.
I use raw honey unfiltered instead of sugar and it's awesome and healthy.
Been making it at the very beginning of spring I save a bunch from buying breads and no preservatives my last about a week.
That you both for sharing this great recipe.
I've been making my bread since last year. Since then I've baked every week and I don't buy the stores bread. When I eat my homemade bread my glucose number doesn't rise.
This is my goal. I never want to buy bread from the store again. It's like $5 for a loaf🤦🏽♀️
Faith Through Arrows, way cheaper to make!
Faith Through Arrows, I know what you mean! But don’t be afraid, I’ve been trying various recipes for a couple months and it really is hard to mess up. My bread isn’t pretty, but my guys eat it up. Wish I had found this video at the beginning...
Faith Through Arrows actually it cost less,taste much better and is,ore filling. The bread flour cost about $4.00 the yeast I buy packets of 3 for $1.49 . Half of the bag gives 2 big loaves and they're gone in 2 days. My breads cannot last. Try it and you will be hooked.
Marlene Dusseck, I buy yeast by the pound. Much cheaper if that way if you use it quickly enough.
I finally tried this. I halved the recipe and it came out perfectly! Thank you!
I like to proof my bread dough. I'll boil some water and place it on the lowest point of the oven, then place the unbaked bread near the top of the oven. The heat and moisture helps it rise.
This is in addition to yeast?
Do you leave water in oven whilst bread is baking because it helps to make a crust on it, that’s if you like a crusty loaf, I do! 🙂
Love this! My wife and I have recently and hopefully acquired a homestead! And I love bread
I was always taught that your liquid should be “body temp” to be perfect to develop/activate the yeast without killing it.😉 I LOVE making homemade bread. I’m lazy though so I use my Kitchaide with a dough hook. Another tip that works for me is if you kitchen is too cold to proof; put a mug of water in your microwave for a min or 2, push it to the back & now you have a warm moist enclosed area to proof!🤘🏻
The best temp. to proof yeast is 105-115 F. I try to aim for 110 to be safe. It works great since I got an infrared thermometer for my soaping, it's the same deal - point, click, read. :)
I concur that 105-115 is the right temp for the water in this recipe, because you are proofing the yeast by adding it directly to liquid.
If you are mixing the yeast with dry ingredients and then adding water, you can go up in temp to about 115-125.
QUESTION- I noticed he had a (baking stone?) In the oven already and placed the sheet pan on top of that. Is that something I should be doing as well?
I want to be able to make bread so badly!!!! But it always comes out like a lead weight 😔
I just made this bread today. i have never made bread in my life and it turned out wonderful! Thank you for sharing!
The 20 minutes rule: 20 minutes to rise, another 20 to rise again and 20 minutes to bake..love it, thank you
Thank you for saying!♡♡♡
I’ve been baking bread for 40 years. All my old recipes say to let it rise for two hours and 30 minutes! I’m gonna try the 20 20 20. I sure hope it works thank you
Is it really enough?
Colleen D2 I still feel that the longer rise method produces a better result.
I just tried this today and my wife asked me "Why didn't you tell me you were going to the bakery?" It turned out great in about 1.75 hours from start to finish. I wish I could post a pic of the finished product. Thanks for a straight forward recipe!
🌺Ok, you guys are AMAZING! I have a few goals in life and making an edible loaf of bread was one of them. Well y'all helped me fulfill my bread making one. I'm such a crappy bread maker that we've hit loaves I've made with hammers and barely chipped it . This was truly a wonderful moment for this Florida family! My husband was amazed. This recipe is awesome! Thank you for the video and your hard work, believe me it's very appreciated! God bless!! 🌴
I made bread today.
And I did not roll it out but put it into parchment paper in a 9 by 12 pan.
It makes huge slices of bread for sandwiches or dinner.
But I used Les salt one teaspoon of salt and everything else the same.
It came out huge and so spongy and flakey and taste of french bread.
Guess what I'll not buy store bread now because this is yummy and good.
I love it.
Thank you so much I love it that no oil in it or lard.
This is so yummy that I had to come back and tell ya it came out great
Making these right now. Peeking in the oven and they look absolutely amazing!! Also, I want to thank you. I think your artisan bread is the first yeast bread recipe I ever attempted (right when COVID started). I've been trying others since then but it was definitely a hit!
Me too, started in COVID and made it twice a week sometimes. Had a bit of a break and made it again this week, turned out perfect. Today I’ll be making this recipe, hope it turns out well, fingers crossed 😁Thanks Krista and your funny and entertaining hubby
Thank you!!! The grocery stores ran out of bread. So I followed y'alls recipe and it turned out delicious!!!!! God Bless You!
I made bread this morning following your recipe it came out great..thank you
Flamingo Mary I’m coming for Breakfast 🥞 , 5 AM
Hello My new hero..i have tried many different recipes for baquettes..what attracted me to yours was the 10 minutes work time! I have to say that this is by far and second to none that best recipe ever. Once out of the oven I slice the baquette and butter the slices..let me tell you ..we fight for them..the taste is out of this world...
Thx, Sal
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My wife makes bread the same way like you! This is cheap and very tasty.
We like it!
So true!
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Thank you for sharing! I tried it and it came out great!!😊
HAHA! When you first pulled them out I was like, they're not done yet!
I followed your instructions cutting the recipe in half as we are only two. It was easy to mix, prepare and bake. I used bread flour and it did not stick as much as all-purpose flour. The dough was easy to handle and rose precisely as you explained. Both of you are simply wonderful. Thank you for the recipe. I’ve subscribed and look forward to becoming the yeast prince! Mil gracias. Hilarión
Brad and Krista, I just made your french bread. Really good and could not be easier. Thank you!
Been making your Artisan loaf for a year now and the fam loves it so this is going to be a great addition . Thanks
I tried your recipe. I love it. It was easy, quick and good bread. I use it as my pizza dough ( New England Greek Style pizza) as well. It's by far the closest recipe to my local favorite style pizza. Thank you.
My husband made this today. When it came out of the oven it looked really good and it tastes good as well. Thank you so much for sharing.
ooh my gawed... I did it and it turned out to be the best bread I have ever seen/smelled/tasted
I just baked bread today n I was told to wait.. I waited 2 seconds and popped into my mouth. Yummm
Thank you
Good video. I like how you and your wife so it together and you're giving her compliments and having fun with it. Very nice!
I don't agree with you. First of all the lady looks very unhappy or may be forced to do the role in the vedio. Second SHE was the one who did everything and his role was only (the sound affects) which sounded very fake. Above all the title of the vedio doesn't match the prosedur ( concerning the time mentioned just to attract the people interested in preparing bread dough ).
And concerning compliments, I think she deserves something more valuable than that Simply because it was all done by her. And calling her queen of yeast is not a compliment infact it is an insult .
I agree with u its sweet yano bonding moment
@@greenappletree6815 IMHO. JS. I humbly and respectfully submit that I think you took way to much out of context. I think maybe you are reflecting many of your personal feelings to the lady in the video. I couldn't understand what she said when he made the queen of the yeast remark but do feel that she didn't like it, but I didn't gather any impression from her or anything else that she possibly was being forced into bread baking servitude. Again, IMHO.
Yeah, she loved that waif comment alright. Does he know what a waif is? 🙈🙉🙊
All your bread recipes are my favorite!
This is great! More bread recipes please.
I love this recipe. I don‘t like to use sugar, instead I use local honey. I made it about 4 times. Love it. Thank you. Right now, I’m adding in some seeds. As I‘m typing my hands are covered in flour 😂😂. Love u guys.
You are really making bread making easy, for all these years I didn't do it because I thought it was very time consuming. This is even easier then using my bread machine and doesn't take nearly as long. My family thanks you very much.
What kind recipe should I start to tinker with? I kind of want to try Rye, but my wife does not approve of the flavor choice...
Sourdough is always a favorite in our house.
Today I am making home made french bread again.
This saves me a bundle on bread at grocery stores
Plus I love it.
Today I put it into 2 bread loafs and one square pan.
It's baking now and I can smell it and it's already has my mouth watering laughs.
I love this recipe so much thank you both for being so kind to share.
I know I like this a while ago but I just wanted to let you know how thankful I am for this vlog,it was one of the first videos along with pizza dough one I seen that de misstified bread making for me and gave me the courage to try, if you would have told me 12 months ago how that I could make all the different types of breads etc that I can now make them sometimes without a recipe would call you crazy, so being that it is the time of year for thanksgiving I thought I would let you know :-)
+Tammz K You rock Tamma, try new breads... you know you can do it!
Thank you! I've made bread before but it was super helpful knowing what it's supposed to look like when you're done kneading it. I've got a couple things I can do better but I can already tell this video has helped me an absolute TON
I always knead my bread in the bowl to save a mess, then ready to rise.
That's a great idea. I've been making bread for a long time and I never thought of that!
I know this is an old video, but I decided to make your French bread for some pizzas tonight. They turned out beautiful! Thanks, Brad and Krista!! I have added this to my homestead notebook.
Thank you so much! I've been trying various recipes, including some artisan no knead, but they just weren't coming out quite right. This was PERFECT! Friends loved it and it was gone in a flash. I made it again the next day and again it was perfect!
They look delicious! You must get flour a lot cheaper in your area though when figuring price point.
That video is also a few years old, so prices do change :)
@@Bigfamilyhomestead Sorry I did not know the video was that old. That makes sense. SORRY. KEEP UP THE WORK ON THE VIDEO'S THEY ARE GOOD!
Actually a 25 lb bag of flour is only $5.89 here in Texas @ Walmart. So, I would say $0.30 is still about right here! To cool! Ty!
10 minutes make bread. 20 minutes clean up flour.
Haha exactly! We use a bread maker and the only thing that holds us back from using it every day is the mess!
If you're mindful of everything...there is little clean up...I see this all the time in life.
Yeah, it's click bait. He didn't include time to measure ingredients either. Clean up time will be more than the time working the dough as you mentioned.
@@davepost7675 just put down cling film on the table before you put down the flour. lets you clean it all up in a minute or two.
@@davepost7675 I dont understand how yall make such a mess tbh.
Thanks for sharing! I’ve been hesitant to try most homemade bread recipes I’ve come across, but this one made me feel confident that I could do it! Happy to say, my first bake was a success!
Perfection! A perfect compliment to tonight's chicken and wild rice soup. Easily adapted to my stand mixer.
I made this bread today and it is wonderful..very easy and quick..I made 4 hoagie style rolls for French dip sandwiches tonight. :)
I have this bread baking in the oven now :) smells absolutely heavenly! I appreciate your channel more than you know, and am so thankful u have found you! you are helping our family save so much money. God bless you and yours!
+Sarah Baker Thank you Sarah, I hope the bread was tasty!
What she said. I can't wait to implement a lot of what I see in my household
Big Family Homestead self raising or plain flour?
Gina Cable plain flour. The yeast does the rising.
Lovely recipe...can't wait to try...thanks for sharing
I have this in the oven now! My little family will be very happy to have fresh bread with our vegetable curry and rice at the end of a cold mountain day!!!
OMG, I'm gonna try this. Then I can be "Queen of the Yeast".
No one wants to be that
Jake elwafi Well obviously the commenter wants to be queen of yeast
It's "Queen of Yeast", not yeast infection.
You don’t want to called that 😂😂
Hello,
I wanted to let you guys know that I have tried your recipe and it is great. I've baked it 5 times so far. It is easy and works every time. I am not a fan of egg wash so I've used milk instead and it worked perfectly. Thank you both for sharing and all the best.
Eli
Oooo that looks so good! I bet that kneading some herbs into the dough before baking would taste fantastic as well, make a nice herbed French bread!
I add seasoning with the salt. I do the same for their pizza dough😋
We have used this recipe to make really good naan. I have a big cast iron skillet - heat it to medium and sprinkle with olive oil. Roll raised dough out to a circle about 7” across and doom in skillet like a pancake - a couple minutes each side. It is wonderful. This recipe is very versatile. Thank you so much for posting it.
Your channel gives me hope that I can finally make a loaf of bread not bricks. Thank you
+Cablegirl 90 You CAN do it, we used to make bricks too ;)
But how do you build a house with bread?
@@Lawn_Clippings29 hint...gingerbread 😉
@@Bigfamilyhomestead You're so cool and a blessing to many!!!
I found new flour and new yeast make all the difference. Now I keep the tin of dried yeast in the fridge and take out the amount I need the night before to warm up overnight (or you can put it near a heater if you forget). Gentle warmth is key to good rising.
I made this bread last night and (((((WOE MOMMA)))) it was AMAZING! I've got another batch rising right now bcuz the 1st 2 loaves didn't make it through the night...lol..Thanks you guys for this AMAZING recipe.
+Tina T. Careful, it's addictive ;)
@@SimpleRanch
it's 2 years late so this is for those still looking for an answer in the future (cool huh? Speaking to the future!)
I'm no expert but there are a few reasons I can think offhand. You may need a warmer raising environment. I heat a cup of water 5 min on high in my microwave then use the microwave as my warm environment. Not too hot not too cold. The other thing is, instant yeast requires hotter water than active dry yeast: 120F.
Whereas, active requires about 80-85F I believe. Check the yeast company 's website when in doubt. For active dry yeast, I run tap water until it just feels hot then catch it in my measuring cup.
Big thanks out for the tutorial. As usual there's always something to learn. 30 cents is very impressive and whoa nelly, I thought I was supposed to knead it with elbow grease! That explains a lot ;-) thanks
@@curious8890 Hey Debee, thanks for the microwave tip. I too usually have a hard time finding a warm enough rising spot in This Old Cold 🏠.
Beats using oven and messing up my preheating time! Thanks again! 😘
@@curious8890 Thank you for those tips! What type of flour did you use? It just says 'flour'...should I use bread flour or AP flour? I hope you see this!
@@tammimacclellanheupel1517 just flour..
I stole this recipe from y'all and I have been making at least 1 batch a week. Absolutely love it. Fast simple and delicious. Everyone is love with the bread especially when they walk in the front door and the smell of the heavens hits right away. Thank you my friends.
I am so glad I found your channel. I can't wait to make this bread.
+Wing Walker Thanks Wing- let me know how it went
Looks wonderful! I tried making this but something was off. So watching again. Me getting recipe right this time. Thank you.
So simple . Thank you!
Okay. So I just watched this but mixed in my old school Goodwill store bought Regal Bread Machine. It mixed and kneaded maybe 10-15 mins? I yanked the dough out and put into a bowl covered with oil and I covered it and let it rise double and then I rolled it out like you did and cut it in half lengthwise and then rolled it up and put it on the pan... covered it with a warm wet paper towel rung out and then after rising again...baked it. OMG... Vegetable soup fresh French bread on a cold snowy day and butter oh I am filthy Rich today thank you for putting this out it kind of gave me that confidence to at least try it! I've never made french bread before and it was wonderful! Felt a little guilty because it was little to no effort!!!
These came out to be Italian bread instead of French bread because of the time you didn't take kneading and sizing. The difference between French bread and Italian bread is how bready or thick the inside is. I do appreciate this video, because I always wanted to know why my grandmother had us spending hours preparing to make some breads and not others. New subbie here.
Redbone Cajun my thought as well. delicious but definitely Italian bread
Same. As soon as I saw it I said: that's Italian bread, not French. But that's fine with me. :)
OMGosh!!! Just took mine out of the oven, and NO!, I don't wait for it to cool. It is wonderful! Can't thank you enough for such a simple and easy recipe! I followed your video step by step, in order not to goof. Now with the instructions written down, I can do this on my own. We will be enjoying this with home made spaghetti. Ok, I make the sauce from scratch, but not the pasta. I haven't gotten quite that far yet. I just got an ice cream machine and made a batch last night. Yum! Thanks again for this video. And have a great evening.....or whenever you might read this.
I love this recipe!! So easy and so Yummy 😋. I made half the dough into sub rolls for some good homemade meatball sammies. DELICIOUS!!! Gonna try the artisan bread next. Thank you!!!
Wow! I Have seen many ways, in TH-cam, how to make french bread. None were as easy as they said.
Yours, by far is the easiest and absolutely the best. As soon as I finished watching your video I went to my kitchen and started making the bread. Just about to put it in the oven. It looks great! I can't wait for it to be ready so that I can eat some fresh, delicious bread.
Thank You, for sharing your very easy recipe. Will let you know how it turned out.
This is a great recipe. Thank you for taking the time to share it.
Over here in the UK, current energy costs means that the oven costs about 40p/hr (roughly 40c) in energy cost. The cost of making food can now be higher for the energy to cook than for the ingredients.
Ok new at this, can I just activate my yeast in my kitchenAid mixer, with dough hook in mix this all up to incorporate it, then I just kneed it for a few minutes on what speed medium and then let rise?
I use a my KitchenAid for a similar recipe. Activate yeast, then it's easier if you use your whisk attachment for the first half of the flour, then switch to the dough hook for the 2nd half. I gradually add the 2nd half of flour and mix it the most with when it's stickier because my bowl doesn't stay locked once the dough gets thicker (it's fairly new but I don't think KitchenAid mixers are great for dough, mine started having issues early on and it seems to do better with smaller/thinner batches ). Then you can let it rise in the bowl you mixed it in. Sorry to be so long winded lol 🙂
use an electric or battery operated knife to slice it and it won't smoosh it down, as you were talking about.. It falls thru it, as they say, like a hot knife thru butter, with absolutely no mashing down.
I've been using one to slice mine for years to avoid that same thing..
Got to try this! Thanks for making it look easy.
I’ve been using this recipe for a year! It’s awesome bread. My friends love it when I make French bread!
can you help this french bread is perfect every time ,family loves this bread .can i use ingredient to make small rolls or buns
You can use any bread recipe to make small rolls or buns. Happy baking.
I should think so. After all, what are rolls other than mini loaves of bread, right?
But be careful to monitor the cooking times as the smaller "loaves" will likely cook MUCH faster since they have more surface area for their size than a larger loaf and will cook faster.
Another thing I might try is to add in some grated cheese and tiny diced bits of jalapeno peppers that have been patted dry to remove excess moisture.
It should (?) turn out to be a Cheesy Hot loaf that would go great with any Mexican meal instead of tortillas. Something like a Mexican chicken and rice meal.
Yummy. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. LOL
She makes it look so easy!
OMG how easy, fast and delicious thanks for sharing. I have a question do you know how to make the mexican bread called bolillo? the flavor is almost like the french bread
+serena luz del valle I don't know. I will have to look it up and try it ;)
thanks I know it's gone be easy in your wife hands
Bread turned out great! It took a bit longer on the oven 45 minutes at 375 degrees (without the egg wash ) Thanks again for your great recipe!
You and your wife are such a fabulous team!! Thank you for great recipe...!
Made this today and it was so easy and taste amazing!!
have you ever thought of becoming a radio presenter , you have a great voice.
+Sharon Richards Not really, but thanks Sharon!
Sharon Richards
That's true
I thought he was already since he has all that electronic equipment and a electronic piano in his family room
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I will Definitely Try This, My Wife Will Love Me For a Night Or Two ! 🥖🍞🥐🍞🥖😉❤️
Very real and entertaining with no unnecessary bs. Great job. I subscribed !!!
I'll make the bread today with my granddaughter thanks
I'm glad I found you guys. thanks
+Hazel Hammond Thanks! Who doe not love a lady named Hazel???? ;)
Also, I love your recipes and your and your wives videos are heart warming. Thank you.
thanks for the bread videos. Years ago I made bread every day. People in the apt. building would walk by and ask to buy a loaf. Well then I did it by hand but RA stopped that even for just my family. Now I have a kitchen aid mixer so have gotten back into baking. Bread for a loaf that works for our family is $4. Well I have lost most of my recipes so watching your videos I am relearning that skill. Love your calzone dough, and now I am going to try this french bread. Found a good hot dog and hamburger buns which I make a bit bigger for subs. :)
+grandma lynda I use my bread machine as well ... I'm kinda one armed due to accident injuries but doesnt stop me besides my kids love helping to do it
It's mainly nerve damage which I manage and make it work .. Some days are better than others ty
grandma lynda I would love to find a good recipe for bread for subway sandwiches.
Whats RA?
Rheumatoid Arthritis...I have it and it will keep you from doing lots of things you want to do. Xeljanz helps a LOT !!!