No Fail French Bread
- Title
- No Fail French Bread
- Subject
- water
- yeast
- sugar
- salt
- shortening
- salad oil
- flour
- egg white
- Description
- Card 1 Front:
No Fail French Bread
1/2 c warm water
2 yeast cakes
3 Tble. sugar
2 c. hot water
1 Tble. salt
1/3 c. melted shortening or salad oil
6 c. flour
Dissolve yeast in warm water with
sugar. Combine 3 c. flour, & salt. Add
Card 1 Back:
Hot water & 3c. flour beat well. Add
oil and remaining flour & beat well.
Leave dough on mixer & let rest for
10 min., beat down. Repeat rest &
beat 4 more times. Divide dough into
3 balls. Roll each ball into 9X12" rectangle.
Roll like jelly roll. Place on greased
cookie sheet. Brush top of loaves with egg
white or water. Slash diagonally 3 times.
Let rise. Bake 400° for 35 min or
until brown
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# No Fail French Bread
## Ingredients
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 2 yeast cakes
- 3 Tbsp sugar
- 2 cups hot water
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 1/3 cup melted shortening or salad oil
- 6 cups flour
## Instructions
1. Dissolve yeast in warm water with sugar.
2. Combine 3 cups flour and salt.
3. Add hot water and 3 cups flour; beat well.
4. Add oil and remaining flour and beat well.
5. Leave dough on mixer and let rest for 10 minutes, then beat down. Repeat rest and beat 4 more times (5 rest-and-beat cycles total).
6. Divide dough into 3 balls.
7. Roll each ball into a 9×12" rectangle.
8. Roll up like a jelly roll.
9. Place on a greased cookie sheet.
10. Brush tops of loaves with egg white or water.
11. Slash diagonally 3 times.
12. Let rise.
13. Bake at 400°F for 35 minutes or until brown. - Source
- RCA0007 - Vintage Handwritten Recipe Card Collection w/ Metal Recipe Box 60+ Recipes (eBay)
- Date
- 1950s
- Rights
- Personal/Family
- Format
- Typed recipe card
- Identifier
- RCA0007-20260618-0079
- Coverage
- Idaho, US
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Citation
“No Fail French Bread,” Recipe Card Archive, accessed August 24, 2026, https://www.recipecardarchive.com/items/show/1841.