Title: Basic french bread
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      Yield: 1 Servings
 
  4 3/4 c  Flour
      2 tb Sugar
      2 ts Salt
      2 ts Yeast
  1 3/4 c  Water
 
  I usually add herbs to this (which I never measure, but about 2 tsp
  total is pretty flavorful), and top with seeds. I've also substituted
  or added whole wheat flour(up to 2 cups), wheat and/or oat bran,
  cheese, oil, dried garlic and onions, even spinach powder (which
  turned the bread green; I thought it looked gross, but everybody else
  liked it.)
  
  My favorite herb combo is dried, minced garlic (or garlic powder),
  dill weed, and dill seed.
  
  I use a mix of seeds for the top, usually sesame, poppy, flax, and
  caraway. These would look nice in a bow-tied cellophane bag!