Almost French Bread

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 1/2 tbsp canola oil
• 1 1/2 tbsp liquid honey
• 1 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 tsp bread machine yeast

Directions

1. Place ingredients into baking pan of bread machine in the order in which they are listed or follow manufacturer’s operating instructions. Select the basic/white bread cycle.
2. Remove baked bread from pan and cool on a rack.
3. Alternatively, to make two French loaves, select dough cycle and remove dough after dough cycle is finished, form into loaves, let rise until double and bake in oven.