This classic French bread recipe was meant to be served along with other foods — spread with butter and jam or toasted and put into soup. To help you get into this bread, I’ve included ...

Before you buy, try to determine why the bread is described as French: look at where the flour comes from, see if the ingredients and description are realistic and make a judgement based on that.

The recipe here is based on an early 18th-century English bread called “French bread.” The only change I’ve made is cutting back on the eggs from three to one (the original is more like a ...

If you, at last, decide to bake that French Bread you’ve been longing to bake, this recipe from The Maya Kitchen ... Stir in dissolved yeast and enough flour to make a moderately stiff dough.