French Bread Recipe For Bread Maker Machine

Southern-cuisine expert and cookbook author Diana Rattray has created more than 5, 000 recipes and articles in her 20 years as a food writer.

To make preparation easier, this French bread is mixed and kneaded in the bread machine on the dough cycle and then baked in the oven to perfection. The key to the crust is placing a pan of hot water on the lower oven rack as well as baking the bread at a higher temperature for the first 15 minutes.

This recipe makes two medium-sized loaves (or one large loaf) of wonderful, crusty bread. You can serve the fresh crusty bread with soup, salad, or stew, top slices with cheese, or dunk them in a dip. Slice any leftover bread at a slight angle and use it for crostini or bruschetta, or season, cut into cubes, and oven-toast for delicious homemadecroutons.

Best Homemade Crusty French Bread

Using the bread machine to do the dirty work of making homemade bread means a fresh loaf is nearly effortless. This bread reminds me of the French bread supermarkets bake, not an artisan bread. But it has more heft and chew than sandwich bread, and it was great to have fresh chewy bread for dinner. —Danielle Centoni

The best tool for making sure homemade bread is fully baked is a quick-read thermometer. To check, insert it into the middle of the bread; it should read 195 F to 200 F when the bread is done.

Do not use glass bakeware when broiling or when a recipe calls to add liquid to a hot pan, as glass may explode. Even if they are stated to be oven safe or heat resistant, tempered glass products can, and do, break occasionally.

Amazon.com: Kitchen In The Box Bread Maker Machine, 15 In 1 Breadmaker With Gluten Free Setting, 2lb Automatic Bread Machine With Homemade Cycle, Stainless Steel Bread Maker With Recipes Silver: Home & Kitchen

The most accurate way to measure flour when baking is by using the scoop and sweep method. This means you use a spoon to scoop the flour into a measuring cup, allowing it to mound on top, and then take a dinner knife (non-serrated side down), sweeping it over a few times until the flour is level. Simply using the measuring cup to scoop the flour can mean you are adding more flour than called for in the recipe, which will result in tough and dry bread.

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2, 000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

I don't like this at all. It's not the worst. Sure, this will do. I'm a fan—would recommend. Amazing! I love it! Thanks for your rating!

Baguette (french Bread)

When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site.This bread machine French bread recipe is very easy to make. It only uses a few simple ingredients such as flour, water, salt and yeast. Moreover, our French bread tastes great and you can easily mold it into a beautiful baguette shape. Your family will be amazed by your baking skills… while you smirk because you made it with the help of a bread machine! This bread recipe can also be a fun family project, especially if you have small children. Have them shape your bread for you. You can always reshape the dough if they create a food monstrosity.

This is a pretty simple recipe because I made it for beginners. Many online French bread recipes call for a number of different “rising” periods, complex rolling & shaping of the bread, adding steam inside the oven, etc. However, my French bread recipe does not include these steps because I believe that bread machine recipes should not be too complicated. Let professional bakers make the fancy, over complicated and expensive baguettes while you make some easy, delicious and very inexpensive homemade French bread & baguettes for your family.

Please be aware that this is not the usual set & forget bread machine recipe. You will have to shape the bread in order to create the classic baguette shape (versus getting the standard bread machine “block” shape). Moreover, given the baguette shape, this French bread needs to be finished in an oven. Nevertheless, this bread machine recipe is much easier than making French bread by hand! It also looks much nicer than a “block” of bread machine bread.

Fast Bread Recipe (only 60 Minutes)

Equipment Needed – Measuring cup & spoons, flexible spatula, oven mitts, large cutting board, baking sheet, pastry brush, cooling rack, oven… and of course, a bread machine!

If you liked this recipe, please leave a comment below & give us a 5 star rating. We LOVE to hear from people who have enjoyed our recipes! Jump to comment section

If you liked this recipe, please leave a comment below & give us a 5 star rating. It is ALWAYS great to hear from someone who has enjoyed our recipes!! Jump to comment section

French Style Country Bread Recipe

Traditional French bread is called a baguette. A baguette comes in a long narrow cylindrical shape. The word baguette means wand, baton or stick. French bread or baguette is typically made from flour, water, yeast and salt. Nevertheless, there are many other types of well-known breads from France such as the brioche, fougasse, pain de campagne, etc.

If your bread machine has a French bread setting, it will allow you to make a crusty “French-type” bread with your bread machine. However, the bread will not be in a baguette share. Rather the bread will be in the standard bread machine “block” shape. The resulting bread is basically a bread machine white bread recipe that has been baked longer and has a thicker crust.

If you want to make a French bread with a baguette shape, please try the bread machine recipe on this page. Or if you prefer a block shaped French bread loaf, please read the instructions/manual included with your bread machine because it should contain a basic French bread recipe that will work on your machine. However, be aware that some bread machines have a very limited number of settings and may not have a French bread setting.

Bread Machine Crusty French Bread Recipe

Personally, I think that our bread machine French baguette recipe creates a French bread that is much nicer and tastes better than the standard “block” bread machine French bread.

You can cut French bread down the middle and add your favorite sandwich ingredients (i.e. cold cuts) in order to make it into a delicious hero or sub. Or cut the French bread into slices and slather on some butter, cream cheese or olive oil. Yum! In my opinion, French bread tastes even better when it is still warm.

There are hundreds of different French and Italian breads so it is hard to generalize. However, in America, the typical “French” bread is usually made with just flour, water, yeast and salt. American-style French bread is also typically in a thin baguette shape and has a harder crust. In contrast, in America, the typical “Italian” bread may contain more ingredients such as milk and sugar. American-style Italian bread is also typically a wider loaf (versus a narrow baguette) and has a softer crust.

French Bread For 2 Lb. Loaf Breadmaker

This bread machine french bread recipe is very easy to make. It only uses a few simple ingredients such as flour, water, salt and yeast. Moreover, this french bread tastes great and you can mold it into a beautiful baguette shape. Your family will be amazed by baking skills… while you smirk because you made it with the help of a bread machine! Visit for more great bread machine recipes.

This is a Bread Dad recipe and may not be copied or reproduced. This recipe is copyright protected under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

The nutritional information is provided using recipe tools such as WP Recipe Maker. These figures should only be considered as an estimate. They should not be construed as a guarantee of accuracy given visitors may use different serving sizes, ingredients, etc. See our legal disclaimer for additional nutrition disclosures.

French Countryside Bread (bread Machine

Serving: 1 Slice | Calories: 48 kcal | Carbohydrates: 8 g | Protein: 2 g | Fat: 1 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Sodium: 59 mg | Potassium: 17 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 1 g | Vitamin A: 1 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 2 mg | Iron: 1 mg

I want to thank everyone who shares their baking knowledge below. Visitor suggestions, recipe variations & baking tips are a great help to beginning bakers.This is an easy, crusty, French Bread recipe for your bread machine. It makes a 2 lb. loaf. For diabetics 1 slice/serving is 2 carbs or equal to 2 slices of bread. You can get the bread slicing guide