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teaspoons
    SALT ½ teaspoon
    BREAD FLOUR 2 cups
    BAKING SODA ¼ teaspoon
    R ED S TAR BRAND ACTIVE DRY YEAST 2 teaspoons
    CORNMEAL as needed
    MEDIUM RECIPE
    MILK ¾ cup
    WATER 3 ⁄ 8 to ½ cup
    SUGAR 2 teaspoons
    SALT 1 teaspoon
    BREAD FLOUR 3 cups
    BAKING SODA ¼ teaspoon
    R ED S TAR BRAND ACTIVE DRY YEAST 2 teaspoons
    CORNMEAL as needed
    LARGE RECIPE
    MILK 7 ⁄ 8 cup
    WATER ½ to 5 ⁄ 8 cup
    SUGAR 3 teaspoons
    SALT 1 teaspoon
    BREAD FLOUR 4 cups
    BAKING SODA ½ teaspoon
    R ED S TAR BRAND ACTIVE DRY YEAST 2½ teaspoons
    CORNMEAL as needed
    1 . Place all ingredients except cornmeal in bread pan, select Dough setting, and press Start.
    2 . When the dough has risen long enough, the machine will beep. Turn off bread machine, remove bread pan, and turn out dough onto a lightly floured countertop or cutting board.
    For the Small and Medium Recipes
    Grease an 8½ × 4½ × 2½-inch loaf pan; sprinkle all sides with cornmeal.
    For the Large Recipe
    Grease two 8½ × 4½ × 2½-inch loaf pans; sprinkle all sides with cornmeal. Cut dough in half.
    3 . Place dough into prepared loaf pan(s). With your hands, carefully press dough evenly into pan(s). Sprinkle top with cornmeal. Cover and let rise in a warm oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until dough almost reaches the top of the pan. (Hint: To warm oven slightly, turn oven on Warm setting for 1 minute, then turn it off and place covered dough in oven to rise. Remove pan from oven before preheating.)
    4 . Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake for 25 minutes.
    5 . Remove from oven, then remove loaf (or loaves) from pan and cool on cake rack. To serve, cut into thick slices and toast.
    BAKE CYCLE: Dough
    Small recipe yields 1 loaf
    Medium recipe yields 1 loaf
    Large recipe yields 2 loaves
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    NTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER SLICE
    Calories 106 / Fat .4 gram / Carbohydrates 21.7 grams / Protein 3.3 grams / Fiber .8 gram / Sodium 174 milligrams / Cholesterol .5 milligram
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    Authentic French Bread
    This fine-tasting bread is a fixture at our dinner parties. Since it contains no fat, it starts to go stale in just a matter of hours. Plan to serve this bread shortly after it comes out of the oven. Set a tub of sweet creamery butter next to it and watch the loaf disappear!
    SMALL RECIPE
    WATER ¾ to 7 ⁄ 8 cup
    SALT 1 teaspoon
    BREAD FLOUR 2 cups
    R ED S TAR BRAND ACTIVE DRY YEAST 2 teaspoons
    CORNMEAL as needed
    MEDIUM RECIPE
    WATER 1 to 1 1 ⁄ 8 cups
    SALT 1½ teaspoons
    BREAD FLOUR 3 cups
    R ED S TAR BRAND ACTIVE DRY YEAST 2 teaspoons
    CORNMEAL as needed
    LARGE RECIPE
    WATER 1¼ to 1 3 ⁄ 8 cups
    SALT 2 teaspoons
    BREAD FLOUR 4 cups
    R ED S TAR BRAND ACTIVE DRY YEAST 2½ teaspoons
    CORNMEAL as needed
    1 . Place all ingredients except cornmeal in bread pan, select Dough setting, and press Start.
    2 . When the dough has risen long enough, the machine will beep. Turn off bread machine, remove bread pan, and turn out dough onto a lightly floured countertop or cutting board.
    For the Small Recipe
    Shape dough into one 10-inch oblong loaf or 1 large round loaf or one thin 24-inch-long baguette or 6 French rolls.
    For the Medium Recipe
    Shape dough into one 12-inch oblong loaf or 1 large round loaf or two thin 18-inch-long baguettes or 8 French rolls.
    For the Large Recipe
    Cut dough in half. Shape dough into two 10-inch oblong loaves or 2 large round loaves or two thin 24-inch-long baguettes or 10 French rolls.
    3 . Dust the top(s) with a little flour; rub it in. Place the loaves on a cookie sheet dusted with cornmeal. With a very sharp knife or razor blade, slash the tops of the rolls or baguettes straight down the center to make a cut about ½ inch deep. On the oblong loaf, make 3 diagonal slashes. On the round loaf, slash an X or # on top.
    4 . Cover and let rise in a warm oven 30 to 45 minutes until doubled in size. (Hint: To warm oven slightly, turn oven on Warm setting for 1 minute, then turn it off and place covered dough in oven