French Herb Bread

10 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 5 -6 cups unbleached flour
  • 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast (I also add 1 packet out-dated yeast to increase the yeasty flavor of this bread)
  • 1 (1 3/4 ounce) package dry ranch dressing mix
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup vegetable shortening (I use 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, tastes better and is 'less worse' for you)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • shortening, for baking sheet
  • cornmeal, for baking sheet

Directions

  1. 1
    ["In a large stand mixer bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast and 3 Tsp salad dressing mix, reserving 1 Tsp of mix, and mix well.", "Heat buttermilk, water and shortening (or olive oil) until warm (110-115\u00b0F), and add to flour mixture.", "Add egg, and beat at medium speed for 3 minutes.", "Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a firm dough, remove from bowl, and knead until smooth and elastic, 5-10 minutes, adding more flour as needed.", "Put in a well greased bowl, turn to grease top, cover, and let rise for 20-30 minutes.", "Punch down, and divide into 2 equal parts.", "On a lightly floured board, pat each one into a 7-12\" rectangle.""

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