Pain Au Lait - French Bread

Ingredients:

2-1/4 cups of bread flour and extra as needed
1-1/4 cups of milk
2 tablespoons of butter
1 teaspoon sugar
1-1/2 teaspoon of yeast
1 teaspoon of salt

Method:

Melt butter and mix with 1 cup of milk and set aside.

Mix salt and flour and set aside.

Warm 1/4th cup of milk and add yeast and sugar and set aside to active.

Once the yeast has activated, add to the flour along with milk and butter mixture and knead into a soft dough.

The dough maybe a little sticky, but add little flour and keep kneading until everything comes together into a soft, smooth dough.

Place it in a well greased bowl to double in size in a warm spot.

Once doubled in size, punch down the dough and divide into 10 equal portions and roll it into a ball or shape it into a cylinder. Once all of them have shaped, using a sharp knife, slit sightly and place for second rise in a warm spot covered.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and milk wash them before baking. Depending on your oven, it should take anywhere between 20-35 minutes.

Serve them hot.

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