Homemade Bread, the French Way

Name: Homemade Bread, the French Way
Ingredients: 2/3 cup (9oz/160g) water; 1 tsp (0.2oz/5g) salt; 2 cups (9oz/250g) bread or white whole wheat flour (T65–T80); 0.2oz (5g) fresh yeast; 2 tsp (5g) dried herbs and/or spices (thyme, oregano, herbes de Provence, etc.); 2 tbsp (1oz/30g) extra-virgin olive oil + 1 tbsp (0.5oz/15g) for brushing; 1.75oz (50g) pitted and coarsely chopped olives and/or thinly sliced sundried tomatoes (optional); 1.75oz (50g) bacon, cut into thin strips (lardons); Grated Emmental cheese

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Excerpted with permission from Flammarion. Photography by Valérie Lhomme. Makes 1 large or 2 small fougasses Active time: 20 minutes Bulk fermentation: 2 hours…

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Ingredients

2/3 cup (9oz/160g) water
1 tsp (0.2oz/5g) salt
2 cups (9oz/250g) bread or white whole wheat flour (T65–T80)
0.2oz (5g) fresh yeast
2 tsp (5g) dried herbs and/or spices (thyme, oregano, herbes de Provence, etc.)
2 tbsp (1oz/30g) extra-virgin olive oil + 1 tbsp (0.5oz/15g) for brushing
1.75oz (50g) pitted and coarsely chopped olives and/or thinly sliced sundried tomatoes (optional)
1.75oz (50g) bacon, cut into thin strips (lardons)
Grated Emmental cheese