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Easy and Fresh French Bread

This recipe is easy and delicious! Here is the recipe: Ingredients: 1 1⁄2C Warm Water 1T Sugar 1 1⁄2T Active Dry Yeast (2pkg) 1 1⁄2t Salt 1 1⁄2T Butter, softened 1C All-purpose flour 3C All-purpose Flour (start with 2 and add more if needed) 1 Egg White, optional (for brushing) Extra Butter (optional) Directions: 1. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. 2. In the stand mixer bowl, combine warm water, sugar, yeast, and salt. 3. Set your bowl on the preheating oven and wait a couple min. 4. Add the softened butter and 1C of flour and stir the mixture until completely combined. 5. Mix in 2C of the 3C of flour in with the dough hook attached to the stand mixer. If the mixture is too sticky, add more if needed. 6. Flour the counter and knead for 5 min., until the dough is smooth and elastic. Dough should not be too sticky to handle, so add a more flour as you knead to make smooth. 7. Prepare a baking sheet or baguette pan** with nonstick spray. 8. Split your dough in half and roll out each half into rectangles. 9. Shape the 2 loaves by rolling the rectangles long ways. 10. Place the loaves seam side down on the pan and use a paring knife to make 3-4 half-inch slits on top. 11. Cover with a tea towel and let rise for 20 min. 12. When the 20 min. are almost up, in a small bowl, use a fork to whisk up 1 egg white. Make it nice and frothy. 13. When the loaf or loaves have roughly doubled in size, remove the towel. 14. Use a marinating brush to coat the tops and sides of the bread. You can use all or most of the egg white. 15. Transfer the bread to the oven. 16. Bake for about 20 minutes. You will know it is done when the top is shiny and golden, and the bottom of the loaf is browned. The longer you leave it in, the crispier your crust will be. 17. When they come out, take your extra butter and rub the tops and sides to give it a soft butter crust. 18. Let cool for a bit and then devour with butter!