French onion bread recipe

Recipe for french onion bread in our easy yeast bread recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

• 1 package active dry yeast or 1 cake compressed yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 envelope onion soup mix
• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons shortening or vegetable oil
• 6 to 6 1/2 cups sifted enriched flour
• Cornmeal

How to make french onion bread

• Soften dry yeast in the 1/4 cup warm water or compressed yeast in lukewarm water.
• Combine soup mix and the 2 cups water. Simmer covered 10 minutes.
• Add sugar, salt cheese and shortening. Stir. Cool to lukewarm.
• Stir in 2 cups of the flour and beat well. Stir in yeast.
• Add enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough.
• Turn out on lightly floured surface. Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
• Knead until smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Place in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease surface.
• Cover and let double in warm place, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch down. Divide in half. Cover and let rest ten minutes.
• Shape into 2 long loaves, tapering ends.
• Place on greased baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal.
• Slash tops diagonally, 1/8 to 1/4 inch deep.
• Cover and let almost double, about 1 hour.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes.
• Brush with mixture of one egg white and one tablespoon water.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes longer or until done.

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