French Bread

This is a very simple bread recipe using your bread machine and very few ingredients. The results are a European style baguette.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups water

1 teaspoon lemon juice

3 cups bread flour

2 Tablespoons rye flour (I've used wheat in place of rye before, I'm not really sure what it does)

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

Directions:

Place ingredients in the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Use the dough cycle. At the end of the dough cycle, shape into 2 long thin loaves. Let rise until double on a pan or stone that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Bake at 425 for the first 15 minutes then reduce heat to 375 and bake an additional 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

Note: Because I like a crisp crust, I put a shallow pan of boiling water in the bottom of the oven.