French Bread
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 1 lb self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1.5 oz butter
- 1 egg
- 1/2 pint milk
Instructions
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Mix the flour and salt in a bowl, and make a well in the center.
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Beat the egg
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Heat up a saucepan and melt the lard and add the milk. When lukewarm pour on to the beaten egg.
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Pour the contents into the center of the flour and mix into a soft dough.
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Cut in two and shape quickly into a long twist.
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Bake on a greased tin in a moderate oven for about three-quarters of an hour.
