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Quick French Bread

Bread - Loaf - -

INGREDIENTS

3 1/2 cups warm water
2 T margarine
3 T sugar
1 T salt
2 T baking yeast
9 cups white flour

METHOD

Mix water, margarine, sugar and salt. Sprinkle yeast on top an let rest for 10 minutes. Whip in 7 cups of flour, then beat in the rest with a spoon. Do not knead. Let rise until double.

Punch down and separate into two balls. Flatten each ball into a rectangular shape, then roll into a long loaf. Let them rise on an oiled cookie sheet until almost double.

Put a pan of boiling water on the bottom of a 205C/400F oven and bake. After 15 minutes, reduce heat to 180C/350F for about 30 minutes. 5 minutes before bread is done, brush loaves with melted margarine.

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