Buttery French Bread Recipe

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Mom dressed up plain French bread with this interesting, delicious recipe. The combination of paprika, celery seed and butter makes for a full-flavored bread. It also looks lovely when it bakes to a golden brown. —Sally Holbrook, Pasadena, California

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Buttery French Bread Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 6-8 Servings

5 20 25

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 loaf (1 pound, 20 inches) French bread, sliced

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the butter, celery seed and paprika; spread between bread slices and over top. Wrap bread tightly in foil. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes. Open foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 256 calories, 13 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 461 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Buttery French Bread in Taste of Home June/July 1994, p37