Comments on: Homemade French Bread

By: Austin H

Austin H — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:02:26 +0000

Really beautiful loaves! Wow! Took no time at all, instructions were very clear, and the smell is divine! I was surprised at how soft this came out! I think I maybe didn’t bake them long enough for that, but I am really enjoying how fluffy they are. I also had to add a bit more flour as the dough was very sticky, but it wasn’t a problem to add the extra! Thanks so much for an amazing recipe, I WILL be using again.

By: BILLY THE BAKING MAN GOD SAYS

BILLY THE BAKING MAN GOD SAYS — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 23:58:25 +0000

This recipe came out perfect; no issues! I did not use a mixer; the kneading was all done by hand.

By: Billy The Baking Man God

Billy The Baking Man God — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:40:47 +0000

In reply to Joyce Kraemer.

One star for the bread not rising; sounds like a yeast problem, add more love and more stars!

By: Janell

Janell — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:48:42 +0000

This was a really good, really quick French bread recipe. I will be making this again but I think I will make it into 2 loaves i stead of 3.

By: Gina Kleinworth

Gina Kleinworth — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 15:32:42 +0000

In reply to Tiffany.

I have found that the dough gets enough work in the mixer and the shaping process. But you can give it a couple of minutes if it needs more stretch for your liking.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 22:05:34 +0000

Are you supposed to knead the bread at any point?

By: Lisa James

Lisa James — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 23:40:04 +0000

I am on a low sodium diet and just made this, but omitted the salt. It worked perfectly! The bread rose nicely, baked to perfection and was moist and the outside crisp. A definite keeper of a recipe!

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 20:43:02 +0000

This bread is so good!!!
Thanks so much for the recipe.

By: Gina Kleinworth

Gina Kleinworth — Tue, 16 May 2023 14:52:05 +0000

In reply to Joyce Kraemer.

Sounds like an issue wih the yeast. If it isn’t rising I would question if the yeast was fresh and did it proof in the beginning before you proceeded to the rest of the recipe?, what was the temperature of the water?, did it die with water that was too hot or not grow in water that was too cold?, how fresh were the other ingredients?, what was the temperature of the room? All these things play a factor in rising time – the recipe itself doesn’t dictate whether the yeast will proof and rise. Also – if the dough didn’t rise, then it would take much longer to bake through – which explains the other part of your problem.

By: Joyce Kraemer

Joyce Kraemer — Mon, 15 May 2023 23:49:34 +0000

This recipe didn’t work out at all. The bread didn’t rise nor did it bake through. I had to throw it away and I had planned on serving it to guests. Very disappointed.