There's nothing like fresh loaves of thick, crusty country French bread and crackling ... When the bread is brown and hollow-sounding, remove it from the oven and let cool 1 hour before slicing. For ...

If the bread has been baked traditionally ... second rise to increase the flavour. The crust of baguettes made with flour milled in a French style and with grain relatively low in protein should ...

Old British cookbooks sometimes call for ‘French bread’ as an ingredient or serving suggestion, and are referring to a generic crusty white baguette or similar. However, the term ‘French ...