Buttery French Bread

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
Yield 8 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
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

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

  1. 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.

Nutrition Facts

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

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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