french hearth bread
Modified from a bread machine recipe as found in my trashed copy of Giant Book of Bread Machine Recipes. A KitchenAid stand up mixer is mighty handy!
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yield
1 1/2 pound loaf
prep time
1 Hr 45 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For french hearth bread
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6 ozwhole milk
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3 ozwarm water
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4 Tbspbutter (not margarine!)
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2 3/4 cunbleached white flour
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1/4 cwhole wheat flour
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2 tspsalt
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6 Tbspwalnuts, coarsely chopped or finely chopped
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1 1/2 tspactive dry yeast
How To Make french hearth bread
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1Gently heat the milk, water and butter in a saucepan on low just until the butter starts to soften and the milk is warm (but not hot!). Set aside.
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2In a KitchenAid stand up mixer with the flat beater attachment combine the unbleached white flour, wheat flour, salt, chopped walnuts and active dry yeast.
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3Switch to the kneading attachment and pour in the milk mixture. Knead for a few minutes until the dough is no longer sticky. Let dough rest-covered for 1 hour.
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4Sprinkle a small amount of flour on a cutting board. Knead the bread dough a few times then shape into 1 or 2 boules or similar shape.
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5Arrange the boule(s) on a parchment lined baking tray. Place in a *warm oven and let rise for about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and leave the boules in the oven while the bread rises. *We have a KEEP WARM feature on our range. I turn on the KEEP WARM feature and as soon as it comes to temperature I turn it off and allow the bread to rise.
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6Bake for approximately 25 minutes or until the bread is lightly brown and hollow when tapped. Set aside to cool on wire racks. Good toasted, too!
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