♥ Dinner...

For dinner tonight we had BBQ beef sandwiches. They were so good. I made a simple french bread recipe for the "sandwich" part and then just through a roast in the crock pot this morning after searing it. I let it cook all day in some beef broth and then shredded it and added BBQ sauce and let it cook a while longer. Let me just tell you it was a HIT! The kids loved it!

The recipe looks long but really its way easy I used the kitchen aid which made it even easier! I also ended doing smaller loaves, hoagie ish... K these are the most beautiful ever I haven't quite figured out how to shape this dough since it's more stiff than regular bread so it's not pretty but it sure does taste good!

French Bread Recipe

5 1/2 - 6 cups of flour
1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
2 cups of warm water
Cornmeal
2 pkg of yeast or 2 Tablespoons
1 slightly beaten egg white
1 Tablespoon water

In large mixing bowl combine 2 cups of the flour, the yeast, and salt. Add warm water. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high for 3 minutes. Using a spoon, stir in as much remaining flour as you can.

Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (8 to 10 minutes total). Shape into a ball. Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease surface. Cover; let rise in a warm place till double in size (about 1 hour).

Punch dough down. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide in half. Cover; let rest 10 minutes. Roll each half into a 15x10-inch rectangle. Roll up from long sides; seal well. Taper ends. Place, seam side down, on a greased baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal. Combine egg white and water; brush over loaves. Cover; let rise till nearly double (35 to 45 minutes). With a very sharp knife, make 3 or 4 diagonal cuts about 1/4 inch deep across top of each loaf.

Bake in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes. Brush again with egg white and water mixture. Continue baking for 15 to 20 minutes more or till bread tests done. Remove from backing sheet; cool. Makes 2 loaves (30 servings).