Kitchen Aid French Bread Loaf Recipes

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed mixer bowl.
• Add salt, butter, and flour.
• Attach bowl& dough hook to mixer, turn to Speed 2 and mix about 1 minute or until well blended.
• Knead on Speed 2 about 2 minutes longer.
• Dough will be sticky.
• Put dough in large greased bowl, turning to coat.
• Cover and let rise in warm place, free from draft, about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.
• Punch dough down and divide in half.
• Roll each half into 12" x 15" rectangle.
• Roll dough tightly, from longest side, tapering ends, if needed/wanted.
• Put loaves on greased baking sheets that have been dusted with cornmeal.
• Cover and let rise in warm place, free from draft, about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.
• With sharp knife, make 4 diagonal cuts on top of each loaf.
• Bake at 450F for 25 minutes, then remove from oven.
• Beat egg white and water together and brush each loaf with this mix.
• Return to the oven and bake 5 minutes longer.
• Immediately remove from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.
• Serve with your favorite spread such as herbed butter, garlic bread topping, etc.

Steps:

• Attach the dough hook to heavy duty stand mixer.
• In a small cup or bowl mix 1 teaspoon sugar into 1 cup warm water until combined.
• Stir in 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast and mix gently.
• Cover the cup and allow to proof until foamy (about 8 minutes, if the yeast does not foam discard and make again).
• Place 5-1/2 cups flour in the stainless steel mixing bowl along with the salt, sugar and 5 tablespoons oil.
• After the yeast has proofed add to the bowl along with remaining 1 cup warm water.
• Start kneading process adding in more flour a tablespoon at a time as needed to create a soft smooth semi-sticky dough (kneading should take about 8 minutes).
• Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface; cover with a clean tea towel and let rest for 3 minutes (this is important, allow to sit for 3 minutes).
• Oil a large deep bowl.
• Gather up the dough and gently knead into a ball (the dough will come together easily after resting).
• Place the dough into the bowl, then cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise for about 1 hour or until doubled.
• Punch down the dough and remove to a lightly floured surface.
• Divide the dough evenly in half.
• Cover both pieces of dough and allow to rest for 5 minutes (this will make shaping the dough easier).
• Roll each dough into about a 9 x 12-inch rectangle, then roll up jelly-roll fashion starting at long edge.
• Seal edges and seam of each loaf.
• Grease a large jelly-roll pan then sprinkle with about 2 tablespoons cornmeal.
• Place the two long shaped loaves onto the pan seam-side down spacing apart.
• Using a razor blade or a small sharp knife slash each loaf 3 times diagonally.
• In a small cup whisk an egg white then brush over each loaf.
• Sprinkle the tops with about 2 teaspoons seasme seeds for each loaf.
• Cover with a clean tea towel and allow to rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed mixer bowl. Add salt, butter, and flour. Attach bowl & dough hook to mixer, turn to Speed 2 and mix about 1 minute or until well blended. Knead on Speed 2 about another 2 minutes longer. Dough will be sticky. Put dough in large greased bowl, turning to coat. Cover and let rise in warm place, free from draft, about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk. Punch dough down Roll into 12" x 15" rectangle. Roll dough tightly, from longest side, tapering ends, if needed/wanted. Put loaf on greased baking sheet that has been dusted with cornmeal. Cover and let rise in warm place, free from draft, about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk, About 45 minutes into rise Preheat oven to 450F. With sharp knife, make 4 diagonal cuts on top of each loaf. Bake at 450F for 25 minutes, then remove from oven. Beat egg white and water together and brush loaf with this mix. Return to the oven and bake 5 minutes longer. Immediately remove from baking sheets and cool on wire rack. Serve with your favorite spread such as herbed butter, garlic bread topping, etc.

Steps:

• Combine milk, sugar, salt, and butter in small saucepan. Heat over low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Cool to lukewarm.
• Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed bowl. Add lukewarm milk mixture and 4 1/2 cups flour. Attach bowl and dough hook. Turn to speed 2 and mix 1 minute. Continuing on speed 2, add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough clings to hook and cleans side of bowl. Knead on speed 2 for 2 minutes longer, or until dough is smooth and elastic. Dough will be slightly sticky to the touch.
• Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover; let rise in warm place, free from draft, until doubled in bulk, about an hour.
• Punch dough down and divide in half. Shape each half into a loaf and place in a greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan. Cover; let rise in warm place, free from draft, until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes. Remove from pans immediately and cool on wire racks.
• When using for bierocks, after dough rises first time, cut dough in 12 pieces. roll each piece into a circle. Fill with hamburger cabbage filling ( I use recipe #50809).
• Spoon the filling in the middle of the circle then pinch the edges together and fold the ends in and place on greased baking sheet. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse ground pepper and salt. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on rack.

Steps:

• Add water, milk, sugar, honey, and oil to pot and warm to 120 degrees.
• Remove from heat, add yeast to mixture, stir until dissolved, and let foam, up to 10 minutes.
• In mixer, put in all flour and salt, leaving out just enough flour to very lightly flour your board.
• Once yeast mixture has foamed, add to flour and mix using bread hook for one minute on power setting 1.
• Move mixer to setting 2 and mix/knead another 9 minutes.
• Remove dough from mixer, roll lightly on board to shape into a somewhat smooth ball.
• Place dough in greased bowl, roll to coat, cover with plastic wrap and a towel, then set in warm place to rise until doubled (about 30 minutes).
• Once doubled, punch down and transfer dough back to mixer. Knead with bread hook another 3 - 5 minutes.
• Tightly roll loaf (look for directions on this site) and put in oiled bread pan.
• Lightly cover with plastic wrap and napkin and let rise in warm place 30 to 45 minutes.
• Put in preheated 375 degree oven (water bath optional) and bake 45 minutes.
• Cool on rack immediatly.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, oil, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat until blended. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down; return to bowl. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes. , Preheat oven to 375°. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into a 16x2-1/2-in. loaf with tapered ends. Sprinkle cornmeal over a greased baking sheet; place loaf on baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 25 minutes. , Beat egg white and cold water; brush over dough. With a sharp knife, make diagonal slashes 2 in. apart across top of loaf. Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool.

Steps:

• 1. In mixer bowl dissolve yeast and sugar into warm water. Let the yeast proof until bubbly ( 5 plus minutes).
• 2.) Add 1 cup of flour and salt to bowl and mix with dough hook.
• 3.) While hook is going, keep adding flour a few Tb's at a time until a soft elastic dough is formed. You may use and the 3 cups of flour or more or less. After a soft dough ball has formed, let the machine knead for an additional 7 minutes.
• 4.) Stop mixer and let dough sit in bowl for 3 minutes.
• 5.) Form dough into ball and place in very lightly oiled bowl . Roll the ball around just so the oil is on the top of the bread. Cover with saran wrap and let rise , in a warm place, until doubled.
• 6.) Punch down dough and roll into a loaf approx 12 " long. Place loaf onto french loaf pan ( which has been sprayed with non-stick spray).
• 7.) Slash the top 3x and cover the loaf with saran wrap. Let rise for 10 minutes .
• 8.) Preheat oven ( by now i have already done this) to 400°F Place a bowl of boiling water on the bottom of the oven ( or on a lower shelf).
• 9.) Bake 25 - 35 minutes until loaves are golden brown.
• 10.) Invert and cool on rack.