French Onion Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 cups warm water
• 1 (1/4 ounce) packet dry active yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package french onion soup mix
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 add sugar and yeast to one of the cups of warm water. stir gently and set aside for five minutes, allowing yeast to get foamy and bubbly.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine flour, soup mix, salt, and mix together to combine.
• 3 make a well in the center of the flour and add yeast mixture, the other cup of warm water, and olive oil. bring together with hands until dough begins to form.
• 4 turn out dough onto floured surface and knead for 10 minutes. place dough in an oiled bowl, cover with saran wrap, and set a side to rest for an hour and a half or until doubled in size.
• 5 when dough has rested, preheat oven to 400 degrees. line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 6 remove dough from bowl and work into desired shape. place on baking sheet, cover, and let rest for another 45 minutes to an hour.
• 7 uncover dough and brush top with egg wash. put in oven.
• 8 let loaf bake at 400 degrees for the first 15 minutes, then turn down oven to 350 degrees for the last fifteen minutes.
• 9 remove bread and let cool on rack before eating.