Name: Ed's Machine French Bread
Ingredients: 1 1/4 c Water, ( minus 1tablespoon); 2 ts S, sugar; 1/2 ts Salt; 3 1/2 c Bread flour; 1 1/4 ts S, yeast

Bags of babies are found by trash compactors (as we all know); yet on the other side of this, a wounded American eagle was found recently in Maryland and rushed to emergency treatment. However, it died and a $5,000 reward was offered for the arrest of whoever injured it. It is illegal to ship a pregnant lobster: it's a $1,000 fine. In the State of Massachusetts there is an anti-cruelty law that makes it illegal to award a goldfish as a prize. Why? This is what it says, "To protect the tendency to dull humanitarian feelings and to corrupt morals of those who abuse them." The same people that want to save the goldfish are leading the parade, usually, to kill the babies.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	French	Breads	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/4	c	Water, ( minus 1tablespoon)
2	ts	S, sugar
1/2	ts	Salt
3 1/2	c	Bread flour
1 1/4	ts	S, yeast

INSTRUCTIONS

Add first 4 ingredients to pan in the order listed. Add flour on top of
liquid and rap sharply on the countertop to level the flour. Place yeast,
on top, in the center of the flour - do not mix.
Place pan in machine, pin facing front, seat pan securely. Set machine to
dough setting. Push Start.
In 1 hour 30 minutes: remove pan and pin, shake dough pan vigorously to
dump dough onto lightly floured marble slab. Cover dough and let rest 5
minutes.
Preheat oven to 425°
Punch dough down flat and cut into 2 equal pieces.
Karete chop center of 1 piece of dough with the edge of hand, fold toward
you and pinch edges together. Roll and shape loaf -- don't over work! Place
loaf in French pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat with
second loaf.
Cover Loaves with light towel and let rise in closet about 45 minutes, or
until doubled. This allows for a nice "oven spring" during baking
Score risen loaves 3 strokes with sharp knife and bake 20-22 minutes. Spray
frequently for 10 minutes. Check loaves after 10 more minutes - instant
thermometer should read 190° t0 200°
Remove and place on rack.
Reheat in 300° oven for 5 -10 minutes to recrisp before serving.
Notes:  Revised from Zorjirushi recipe
Note This bread freezes very well.  Wrap tightly in plastic film, freeze.
To use,  remove film, heat bread at 300° F for 5 minutes before serving.
Posted to EAT-L Digest 01 Mar 97 by Ed Reinhardt <edr@GATE.NET> on Mar 1,
1997.

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