French Peasant Bread

I got this recipe from Marianne Gessel.

1 pkg dry yeast
2 c warm water
1 Tbl sugar
2 tsp salt
4 c flour
oil
cornmeal
melted butter

Mix yeast, water, sugar and salt in a warm bowl and stir until dissolved.
Add flour and stir until blended. Do not knead.
Cover and rise 1 hr or until doubled.
Flour hands and remove dough. Divide into 2 rounds on an oiled cookie sheet sprinkled with cornmeal.
Let rise 1 hr or until doubled.
Brush with melted butter.
Bake 10 min at 425.
Decrease temp to 375 and bake 15 min.
Remove from oven and brush with more melted butter. Serve warm.

Kay's Whole Wheat Bread

This recipe is super easy, and really yummy. The texture of this bread is better than other homemade breads- it doesn't fall apart when slicing. You can find soy lecithin in the organic section of the supermarket.

3 c white bread flour
2.5 c wheat flour
1/4 c. sugar
1.5 tsp salt
1.5 Tbsp instant yeast
2 quarter sized circles of soy lechithin
2.25 c hot water

Mix dry ingredients. Add soy lecithin and waters. Mix for one minutes and check consistency. If dough is too dry, add more water. Dough should be very sticky. Mix for five minutes (do not add flour to the dough after it's done mixing.) Spray counter and pans with Pam. Shape loaves and cover with a dish towel. (It makes two loaves). Let raise 25 min. Bake at 375 for 25 min.

For whole wheat bread, use the same recipe, but add 1/2 cup of applesauce, 1.5 c hot water, and 1/2 additional quarter size of lecithin. Mix for ten minutes. (I have not made this version, so let me know if it works out!)