French Bread and Menu Plan Monday {6-11-12}

Welcome to Menu Plan Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. These past few weeks have really messed up our menu plans! It seems like things keep coming up with the end of the school year and start of summer. Do you ever have weeks like that? I'll have a few meal carrying over into this week.

Here's what we'll be cooking up at our house this week:

Breakfast Monday - Friday: Cereal, Grits or Oatmeal

Lunch All Week: Leftovers, Soup, Sandwiches or Boxed Mac and Cheese

Monday - Pinto Bean Casserole, Side Salad, Fruit

Tuesday - Fish Sandwiches, Mac & Cheese, Peas

Wednesday - Unstuffed Pepper Soup, Rolls

Thursday - Mediterranean Pasta with Greens, Fruit, Rolls

Friday - Taco Grande Crunch Wrap Supreme Pizza

Saturday - (B) Cosmic Syrup & Pancakes, Sausage Links, Fruit

     (D) Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls, Cottage Cheese, Fruit,

          Biscuits

Sunday - (B) All-in-One Breakfast Buns, Fruit

     (D) BBQ Cheesy Bacon Meatloaf, Baked Potatoes, Broccoli,

          Rolls, Cookie Dough Truffles

French Bread

originally from Taste of Home

Yields: 2 loaves (16 slices each)

1-1/4 cups water

2 tsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt

3-1/2 cups bread flour

1-1/2 tsp. active dry yeast

1 tbsp. cornmeal

Glaze: 1 egg

          1 tbsp. water

          2 tsp. sesame seeds, toasted, optional

In bread machine pan, place the first five ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1-2 tbsp. water or flour if needed). When cycle is complete, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Divide in half. Roll each portion into a 10x8-in. rectangle. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with the long side; pinch to seal seams. 

Sprinkle a greased baking sheet with cornmeal. Place loaves seam-side down on prepared pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 20-30 minutes. 

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Whisk egg and water; brush over loaves. With a sharp knife, make 4 shallow slashes across the loaves. Sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired.

Bake at in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

I hope you enjoy!

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