Easiest Homemade Baguettes

10m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add 975 grams or six cups of bread flour to a mixing bowl.
  2. 2Add two teaspoons of cooking salt.
  3. 3Give it a good mix to ensure it's fully incorporated.
  4. 4Add three quarters of a teaspoon of instant yeast.
  5. 5Give that a mix.
  6. 6Add 750 milliliters of room temperature water.
  7. 7Mix well until there is no visible flour.
  8. 8Cover with a lid or cling film and leave at room temperature to proof overnight or for at least eight to ten hours.
  9. 9Flour the surface heavily and pour out the dough.
  10. 10Flour the top of your dough well and shape into an elongated shape.
  11. 11Cut your dough into four sections.
  12. 12Grab a cooking rack and cover with baking paper.
  13. 13Get the dough and flip them over, then pull them apart slightly, making sure that we are not pressing the air out of the dough.
  14. 14Place onto your rack.
  15. 15Place your dough into a preheated oven set at 240 degrees Celsius and bake for 25 minutes or until beautifully golden brown.
  16. 16Let it cool and that's it.

Ingredients

  • 975 grams bread flour
  • 2 teaspoons cooking salt
  • 0.75 teaspoon instant yeast
  • 750 milliliters room temperature water

Equipment

mixing bowlwhiskwooden spooncling film or lidbaking papercooking rackovenknife or scraper