Po Boy Bread Recipe - Food.com (2024)

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Submitted by Red_Apple_Guy

"My take on a basic French bread recipe from "Lee Bailey's New Orleans". This version adds flavor with a poolish and is more hydrated. A poolish is just part of the flour and water and a little yeast which ferments before the bread is made, adding flavor. Very good bread.Times listed don't include rising or proofing times."

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Ready In:
48mins

Ingredients:
9
Yields:

4 16 inch baguettes

Serves:
8

ingredients

  • Poolish

  • 150 g all-purpose flour (1 1/4 cup)
  • 150 g water (2/3 cup at room temperature)
  • 18 teaspoon instant yeast
  • Dough

  • 673 g all-purpose flour (5 1/4 cup)
  • 340 g water (1 1/2 cup at room temperature)
  • 36 g sugar (2 tablespoons)
  • 7 g instant yeast (2 teaspoons rounded)
  • 28 g shortening (2 tablespoons) or 28 g butter (2 tablespoons)
  • 16 g table salt (scant tablespoon)

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directions

  • Mix the poolish ingredients well, cover, and let sit at room temperature for 8 to 9 hours until bubbly, doubled in volume, and sweet smelling.
  • This can be used then or refrigerated for up to 3 days.
  • Add poolish and all other ingredients except salt to the bowl of a mixer and knead with the dough hook until all dry ingredients are wetted.
  • Cover bowl and let sit for 20 minutes.
  • Add salt and knead for 8 to 10 minuts until smooth.
  • Tip out onto lightly floured counter and stretch the doughn into a rectangle. Fold the dough letter-style, top downward, bottom upward, and sides inward until a packet is formed.
  • Place in straight sided clear container sprayed with oil, cover and let rest at room temperature until doubled in volume (about 1 1/2 hours).
  • Divide into 4 pieces. Roll into baguettes about 16 inches long.
  • Place on a floured cloth with folds to support the baguettes. Cover with sprayed plastic film.
  • Let rise for 45 minutes to 1 hour as oven heats to 400F with steam pan (skillets work well with water added just before baking).
  • Score and bake in steam for 10 minutes. Remove pan, rotate loaves, and bake for 8 more minutes until 205F internally.
  • Remove to a cooling rack and allow to cool for 20 minutes before slicing.

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  1. What can I say for my very first time making a yeast bread (that didn't come from a bread machine)...Delicious comes to mind! I really like that the measurements are all in weight, the recipe will produce the same results every time. The cooking method was spot on. I stuck a digital thermometer in one of the breads when it was time to take the water out of the oven. It only took 30 seconds longer than the combined total of 18 minutes for the target temperature to be reached. Thanks Red for sharing this yummy recipe. Made for My 3 Chefs event.

    sloe cooker

  2. I invested 13 hours in the recipe and it was bad. I followed it exactly.

    El H.

  3. The bread is delicious, but i think the flour from the poolish wasn't deducted from the total, if you make your bread with 4 cups, it turns out perfectly. Also, the fat should probably be added with the salt rather than before the rest period.

    Chris M.

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My wife and I live just outside of Atlanta, GA. Two daughters live in town, one with my two grandsons. My son is living in California. I'm a retired environmental manager at a manufacturing facility. My Mom and Dad would have loved this site. Dad was a huge collector of recipes and was in the food industry. Mom was a terrific cook as well. Another influence was a roommate at the Universtiy of Arkansas that was an excellent cook. Today I enjoy barbecuing and grilling year round and cooking in general. My latest adventure is in bread baking. I'm loving it and going to school on it right here on the bread forum. I'm active in a terrific church and also love fly fishing and fly tying.

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FAQs

What kind of bread is used in po-boy? ›

Unless you're lucky enough to get po'boy bread from New Orleans, the best bread to use should be light and fluffy inside with a thin, crispy crust on the outside—a French baguette, French bread rolls, or hoagies rolls are common swaps.

What is the difference between po-boy bread and French bread? ›

Po-boy bread is a French bread loaf, but the bread is made a little differently. It's typically made with less flour and more water than a traditional baguette, which results in a loaf that is lighter, fluffier, and less chewy.

Why is French bread different in New Orleans? ›

New Orleans-style French bread is the opposite. It has very little or no fat or sugar and no preservatives. French bread is fresh for a finite amount of time. Bakeries that supply po-boy breads even do multiple runs to po-boy restaurants per day.

How to make bread like a pro? ›

12 tips for making perfect bread
  1. Use the right yeast. ...
  2. Store your yeast properly. ...
  3. Treat salt with care. ...
  4. Take your time. ...
  5. Try different flours. ...
  6. Consider vitamin C. ...
  7. Practice makes perfect. ...
  8. Don't prove for too long.

What was on the original Po Boy sandwich? ›

The original Martin poor boy sandwiches were typically fried potatoes, gravy, and spare bits of roast beef on French bread. Whenever a striker would walk into the restaurant Benny would shout to Clovis, “Here comes another poor boy!”.

What is a traditional Po Boy sandwich? ›

What is a po-boy sandwich? Piled with lettuce, tomato and pickles and filled with roast beef, fried shrimp, oysters–or whatever you choose–po-boys are stuffed and slathered with sauce or mayonnaise, and then served between two long pieces of French bread.

What is Elvis bread? ›

Peanut Butter Banana Walnut Bread As everybody knows… Elvis loved his banana peanut butter sandwiches. I decided to combine the two ingredients to make this banana bread. I also love the crunch of Walnuts so instead of using crunchy peanut butter I'm using smooth peanut butter and I'm adding chopped walnuts.

What's the famous bread in New Orleans? ›

This thin-crusted variety of French Bread—more commonly known as the Baguette, Po' Boy Loaf or Sunday Cap Bread—is fundamental to the New Orleans gastronomy. Each version of the French bread is slightly different. The baguette is the traditional 18-inch loaf that is served in many New Orleans restaurants.

What is the name of the famous bread served with most meals in France? ›

Baguette – a long, thin type of bread of French origin. The "baguette de tradition française" is made from wheat flour, water, yeast, and common salt. It may contain up to 2% broad bean flour, up to 0.5% soya flour, and up to 0.3% wheat malt flour.

Is French bread better for you than American bread? ›

Baguettes are similar in nutritional value to traditional white bread. Both baguettes and white bread are high in calories and carbohydrates while remaining low in fat content. Baguettes tend to contain more protein and sodium than white bread.

What is the most common bread ordered in France? ›

The most popular French bread you will certainly know is…. La Baguette!

Is it better to make bread with milk or water? ›

Water vs.

Milk changes bread recipes by producing a softer loaf, due to the milk fat content, which also gives bread a richer flavor. Bread made with milk browns more easily than bread made with water, as lactose or milk sugar will caramelize as it bakes.

What not to do when making bread? ›

The top mistakes you're making when you bake bread
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  3. You're using low-protein flour. ...
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  5. Your oven isn't hot enough.
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Does milk make bread better? ›

The fat and lactose in milk help with tenderizing the crumb of the bread making it softer and sweeter. The crust of the bread also gets more caramelization. Be aware that bread made with milk should not be baked at too high of a temperature to prevent it from browning too much too soon.

What kind of bread do they eat in New Orleans? ›

This thin-crusted variety of French Bread—more commonly known as the Baguette, Po' Boy Loaf or Sunday Cap Bread—is fundamental to the New Orleans gastronomy. Each version of the French bread is slightly different. The baguette is the traditional 18-inch loaf that is served in many New Orleans restaurants.

What is Jamaican bread made of? ›

Coco bread is the Jamaican answer to American-style yeast rolls. The bread is made with flour, sugar, salt, yeast, butter, and coconut milk.

What is Pao bread made of? ›

Combine the yeast, semolina flour, and water by pulsing 10 seconds in a large heavy-duty food processor (about 11 cup capacity) fitted with the metal chopping blade. Scrape down the side of the work bowl, recover, and let stand until foamy, about 15 minutes.

What is leidenheimer style bread? ›

Originally Leidenheimer baked the heavy, dense brown breads of his native Germany but it was by producing New Orleans French bread, with its crisp crust, that Leidenheimer found fame. Leidenheimer bread remains unique over 120 years later and continues to be made using the same time-honored process.

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