Side dishe for 6

Plain French Bread

Name: Plain French Bread
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup water; 1 tsp active dry yeast; 1 tsp sugar; 4 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp salt; sesame seeds (optional)

$0.75for 4180 minServes 6

A yeast dough rises twice before baking into a simple crusty loaf with an optional sesame topping.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Nuts and seeds, 0.25 oz$0.70/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.17Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$1.12

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugarFlour

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180 minstart to table
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6servings as written
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Typical price

$0.19 per serving$0.75 for 4

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cup water
1 tsp active dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
4 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
sesame seeds (optional)

Steps

Stir water, yeast, and sugar in a large bowl and let it stand for 5 minutes.
Mix in flour and salt, then knead the dough for 8 minutes until smooth.
Cover the bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place for 75 minutes.
Shape the dough into one loaf, place it on a baking sheet, cover it, and let it rise for 30 minutes.
Heat the oven to 425 F and sprinkle the loaf with sesame seeds if using.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, then cool the bread for 15 minutes before slicing.