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Saturday, 1 March 2008

February challenge- French Bread





This month the wonderful Mary (Breadchick) and Sara choose a recipe for French Bread, or Pain Francais, From Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume Two by Julia Child and Simone Beck. I am sorry to be a little late in posting- I've had a hectic weekend so far with baby showers and various other things to cook for. I made beautiful fruit tarts actually- they were just exquisite and I am so cross I didn't take photos to post on my blog.

I really liked this recipe. It did take an awfully long time, but it was mostly just waiting time. If it is a rainy day and you've no where to go, I would definetely recommend you make this.




I kneaded the dough by hand, which wasn't at all painful. Besides, I find it a much more rewarding experience than machine kneading. I couldn't find the camera until the bread just came out of the oven, hence there are no photos of the kneading and rising and baking etc. I do however, hope that you enjoy these few photos that i took of the final result. A must try recipe for the baking enthusiast. Thanks Mary and Sara



22 comments:

  1. OOh, love these skinny loaves--perfect texture and they look absolutely golden! I wouldn't mind tearing off the top and having a nibble...

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  2. Beautiful long loaves! Nice job on this challenge!

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  3. your loaves look beautiful!

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  4. Your loaves look lovely! You should be very proud. I agree that kneading by hand is very rewarding and satisfying! Great job on this challenge!

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  5. True baguettes, lovely!

    I completely agree with the kneading by hand - this is so satisfying to me, even more than eating the end result!

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  6. Great looking French bread!

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  7. Wow! Your French bread looks so cool! So long!

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  8. Oh so so lovely, but cant imagine that you wallop all and not having a piece for me, lol! well done! so cool!

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  9. Your breads look perfect!

    Thanks for baking with Sara and I

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  10. whoa, they look so long! it's awesome! and the color is amazing; good job!!

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  11. Kneading the dough by hand...go you! Great job on your bread.

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  12. Oh I love how long and slender your baguettes are! I wish I had an oven that size.

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  13. Those are so long! They look so good, I love the color!

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  14. Great loaves. I'd like to make more bread now!

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  15. Your loaves look perfect! Good job!

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  16. Glad you liked it, your bread looks great!

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  17. Long gorgeous loaves, well done!

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  18. Your loaves are a thing of beauty. The bread was time consuming but I made baguettes solely for the purpose of eating one straight from the oven:D On to the next challenge!!

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