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Country Bread 
   
1 1/2 Lb Loaf 				1 lb loaf

1 1/8 to 1 1/4 cups 	water   	7/8 to 1 cup
1 1/2 teaspoons  	salt  		1 teaspoon
1/2 teaspoon     	butter  	1 teaspoon
1 1/2  teaspoons 	sugar  		1 teaspoon
3 cups           	bread flour  	2 cups
2 teaspoons      	dry yeast  	1 1/2 teaspoon

Place all ingredients in bread pan and press Start.

After the baking cycle ends, remove bread from pan, place on cake
rack, and allow to cool 1 hr before slicing.

Crust:  Medium Optional Bake Cycles:  French Bread, Rapid Bake or
Delayed Timer

Variations:  Place dough ingredients in bread pan, select Dough
setting, and press Start.

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.  Shape dough into a
15" log.  Sprinkle a cookie sheet with cornmeal.  Place dough on
cookie sheet and brush with some olive oil.  Cover with plastic
wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Remove from refrigerator, uncover, left stand at room temp one
hour.  Make 3 diagonal cuts with a sharp knife.

Preheat oven to 425 deg F.  Bake 25 - 30 min until golden brown.
Remove from and cool on cake rack.

Printable version: country.txt.