French Wheat Bread (bread Machine)

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups water (lukewarm)
• 2 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1/2 cup wheat bread flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons fast rise yeast or 3 teaspoons active dry yeast

Recipe

• 1 combine according to your manufacturer's directions.
• 2 success hints: to develop the crisp crust that french bread is known for, use your french cycle.
• 3 if your machine doesn't have a french cycle, simply start your machine and let it go through the first knead, then stop and restart it from the beginning again.
• 4 this gives the bread extra kneading time and results in a crisp crust.
• 5 because of the distinctive chewy french crust, it is recommended that this bread is served within 24 hours to avoid toughness.
• 6 this recipe can be made using the regular, rapid and delayed time bake cycles.