French Bread
Back when I first tried baking herbed French bread, Sylvia commented:
“I don’t add the herbs to the dough. I gently flatten the dough after the first rise and then sprinkle it with the herbs and coarse salt and pepper. Then I roll it up tightly and allow it to rise again. After baking, it has a swirl of herbs inside the loaf! Sometimes the swirls separate, but with practice you can get the swirls to all stay together for a lovely loaf.”
I gave this a try last night. Besides being fun to make, this bread is so delicious! The coarse salt does make all the difference. I made two loaves. One loaf shows prominent swirls and the other loaf’s swirls aren’t apparent when sliced.
This is the loaf that shows off its pretty swirls. It did separate a little at the outside edge, but the swirls didn’t come apart on the inside of the loaf.
Sylvia, what do you think? 
Wardeh its so pretty! Good job!
I’m glad it didn’t separate too much, mine did sometimes.
Did you use kosher or coarse salt in your bread? I was surprized at the difference it made when I used it. Maybe just my tastebuds?
What herbs did you use?
Well, it turned out so nice. I wish I could taste it
Thank you, Sylvia! I used coarse celtic sea salt and the herbs were thyme, basil, parsley and dill. Next time, I want to do the onion and dill you mentioned along with salt and pepper. I wish you could taste it, too.
Sounds yummy….. once I made some using almost every herb I had in the cupboard. I use summer savory and oregano, thyme and rosemary. Boy was it good.
Hi Harmons!
Greetings from Bigfork, MT! Wardeh, I am enjoying reading your daily news. How fun it is to read your beautiful notes about your family. It blesses my heart to hear the happiness in your words over Jeff and your beautiful kids. I can’t wait to give some of your recipes a try!
It is a beautiful day full of sunshine here in the Flathead. As much as I love the snow, I am now beginning to look forward to SPRING. Lots will be happening in the Shea family in the next few months … Brian & Erica’s wedding and a new baby - a surprise blessing for us all.
My love and blessings to each of you today.
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Congratulations on the upcoming wedding of Brian. And the surpise blessing baby on the way! Speaking of babies, how is little Lucy?
Love and hugs to you!