This post contains affiliate links. At no cost to you, any purchases made through these links keep this blog running.
It’s funny how sibling relationships change over time. At least, my brother and my relationship surely has. When he was born, I was 9 years old. So for those first few years of his life, he was my living, breathing baby doll. I loved holding him and helping care for them. Around the time I entered junior high, he was no longer cute to me. He was that annoying little brother who wouldn’t stay out of my stuff.
It wasn’t until he got into high school that we started to become closer. At that point, he could come to me as the older sister and ask for advice and I loved it. It was neat to be able to have someone who looked up to me and trusted me with what he was going through. He’s in grad school now and while he no longer needs me like that anymore, we still chat frequently.
One thing that hasn’t changed over time is his love for bread. My mother has actually called him “bread boy” for years because he cannot be trusted around a fresh loaf of bread. Not the sliced stuff, oh no, I’m talking about sourdough, French bread, or anything like that. Just a little bit of butter and some bread and he is one happy camper!
So in honor of my little bro, I’m making an easy French bread recipe that anyone can make in no time! With just 6 ingredients and 3 hours, you can make this easy homemade French bread at home.
Easy Homemade French Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water 110-120 degrees
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2½ teaspoons yeast
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 3 cups flour
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 tbsp cornmeal
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl add sugar and water. Stir to dissolve sugar and sprinkle with yeast. Let set 5 minutes or until foamy.
- Add oil, salt and half of the flour. Stir to combine.
- Change to dough hook if your using a mixer and add remaining flour. If you are not using a mixer that's okay just use a wooden spoon.
- Pull out and knead into a ball.
- Place in greased bowl flipping to cover both side.
- Cover and let rise 1 hour.
- Punch down and let it rise again for about 30 minutes.
- Pull out and flatten out into a rectangle.
- "Jelly" roll it up and tuck the ends under pinching gently.
- Grease a baking sheet and sprinkle with cornmeal. Place loaf on baking sheet.
- Cover and let rise 30-60 minutes.
- Pre heat oven to 375 degrees. Brush the top of the loaf with egg wash.
- Give it a couple quick swipes with a serrated knife.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
If you’d like to see more recipes like this, follow me on Pinterest!
