Homemade Baguettes
Serves 4
Directions
- 1Add bread flour to a mixing bowl.
- 2Add cooking salt.
- 3Mix to ensure the salt is fully incorporated.
- 4Add instant yeast.
- 5Mix well.
- 6Add room temperature water.
- 7Mix until there is no visible flour.
- 8Cover with a lid or cling film and leave at room temperature to prove overnight or for at least 8-10 hours.
- 9Flour the surface heavily and pour out the dough.
- 10Flour the top of the dough well.
- 11Shape into an elongated shape.
- 12Cut the dough into four sections.
- 13Grab a cooking rack and cover with baking paper.
- 14Flip the pieces of dough and pull them apart slightly.
- 15Place your dough into a preheated oven set at 240 degrees Celsius or 464 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 25 minutes or until beautifully golden brown.
- 16Let it cool.
Ingredients
- 975 grams bread flour
- 8 cups bread flour
- 2 teaspoons cooking salt
- 16 grams cooking salt
- 0.75 teaspoon instant yeast
- 2 grams instant yeast
- 750 milliliters room temperature water
Equipment
mixing bowlwhiskspoonlidcling filmcooking rackbaking paperoven
Tips
- When flipping pieces of dough make sure not pressing the air out of the dough.