French Baguette
Directions
- 1In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients: flour, salt and active dry yeast.
- 2Stir the dry ingredients together.
- 3Add hot water to the dry ingredients.
- 4Mix again until combined.
- 5Drizzle the mixed dough with olive oil.
- 6Use your hands to coat the top of the dough with olive oil.
- 7Cover the bowl and let the dough sit for an hour and a half to two hours to rise.
- 8Preheat the oven to 475 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 9Flour a clean work surface.
- 10Turn the dough out onto the floured surface.
- 11Sprinkle the top of the dough with more flour.
- 12Cut the dough into two equally sized pieces.
- 13Form each piece of dough into a baguette shape using your hands.
- 14Place the formed baguettes onto a large parchment-lined baking sheet.
- 15Use a razor or knife to cut 3-4 slits into the top of each baguette.
- 16Fill a glass baking dish halfway with extremely hot water.
- 17Place the glass dish with hot water on the bottom rack of your oven.
- 18Place the baking sheet with the bread on the rack above the water dish.
- 19Bake for 27 minutes.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 1.5 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1.5 cups hot water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Equipment
large bowlbaking sheetparchment paperkniferazor bladeglass baking dishoven
Tips
- Fair warning, your family's going to ask you to make this recipe weekly, it's good for so many things.
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