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French Bread and Dipping Seasoning

Kristin
A delicious French bread recipe with homemade seasoning for dipping! Make this to enjoy yourself or gift to someone else!
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Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp oil (such as avocado, olive oil, vegetable oil, etc)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3- 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp milk

For dipping seasoning

  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1/2 tsp dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions
 

Bread recipe

  • The first thing that you are going to do is activate your yeast. To do this, pour yeast packet in a bowl with the warm water and sugar. Mix well and let it sit for about 5 minutes until it starts to bubble.
  • Next, add the oil, salt and flour. Start with 3 cups of flour and add a few tablespoons at a time up to another 1/2 cup until you have a good bread dough consistency. Dough should not be too wet but should stick together well with no dry spots.
  • Knead dough either by hand or in a mixer for 10 minutes. My favorite way to do this is to use my kitchen aid stand mixer so that I can clean up my kitchen while the dough is kneading.
  • Place dough in a greased bowl, cover and let rise for about 2 hours or until its doubled in size.
  • Once the dough has risen, divide into 2 sections. Roll each section into a log shape that is about 12-15 inches long.
    Place each dough log onto a greased or parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Cut 5 slashes diagonally into the tops of each loaf of bread.
    Beat egg in a bowl and add milk. Brush evenly on top of each loaf of bread.
  • Let rise until they double in size. I found if placed in warm space this takes about 30 minutes.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Bread loaves should be nice and browned when they are done.

Dipping Seasoning Mix

  • Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl
  • Pour into bag, jar, bowl, etc
  • If you are going to consume immediately, add 1/2 of extra virgin olive oil to seasoning mixture and enjoy!
  • If you will be gifting this recipe use my printable label provided in blog post to attach to seasoning mix or instruct recipient to add 1/2 c of extra virgin olive oil before they eat it.
  • optional add ins immediately before consuming: 1 t grated parmesan cheese, 1/2 c balsamic vinegar