Basic Bread Dough

French bread, bread sticks, pretzels, pizza dough, etc.

2 c. warm water
1 T. yeast
2 T. sugar
2 t. salt
5-6 c. flour

Put all ingredients in bowl with kneading system - working flour in on Speed 1 until bowl is clean. Turn to speed 2 with lid on and knead 9 minutes. Let rise to top of bowl and punch down. Let rise again and punch down. Remove and use floured counter top dividing into French Bread or other items as desired.

Bake 400 degrees for 30 minutes for FB. Quickly slash tops diagonally with sharp knife - sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds - generously spray loaves with water just prior to bakign and do so every 5 minutes for 15 min or 3 times.

Note: To help the crispness of the French Bread and/or Bread Sticks place pan of water in bottom of oven - the last 10 minutes of baking the bread you may remove from pans and let set directly on racks to finish the last 10 minutes - makes it even crisper.

Bake 325 for 30 minutes for Br. sticks. - may use "sausage extruder" on meat grinder or take small pieces of dough and roll in palms of hands to desired lengths

Note: with this bread recipe you lightly flour hands and counter top to work the dough.

You may brush with beaten egg white or beaten egg white with approximate tsp. of water


{Whole Wheat 3/4 c., 1/4 c. cornstarch}

{White flour -- 2T. = cake flour}

1/3 of white recipe Pizza Roll
Spread in pan, divide in 3. In center spread sauce, pepperoni, sausage, olives, cheese.
Criss cross the other two across the top. 30 minutes 350.
Glaze: egg white and water and Parmesan cheese

Bread sticks
3/4 c. mayo
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese
garlic powder
parsley
cut with pizza cutter
Rise in oven 150 for 15 minutes
bake 350 15-20 minutes