# French Baguette

Homemade French bread is made with just four ingredients, counting water.

- Total time: 150 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients: flour, salt and active dry yeast.
2. Stir the dry ingredients together.
3. Add hot water to the dry ingredients.
4. Mix again until combined.
5. Drizzle the mixed dough with olive oil.
6. Use your hands to coat the top of the dough with olive oil.
7. Cover the bowl and let the dough sit for an hour and a half to two hours to rise.
8. Preheat the oven to 475 degrees Fahrenheit.
9. Flour a clean work surface.
10. Turn the dough out onto the floured surface.
11. Sprinkle the top of the dough with more flour.
12. Cut the dough into two equally sized pieces.
13. Form each piece of dough into a baguette shape using your hands.
14. Place the formed baguettes onto a large parchment-lined baking sheet.
15. Use a razor or knife to cut 3-4 slits into the top of each baguette.
16. Fill a glass baking dish halfway with extremely hot water.
17. Place the glass dish with hot water on the bottom rack of your oven.
18. Place the baking sheet with the bread on the rack above the water dish.
19. Bake for 27 minutes.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- knife
- razor blade
- glass baking dish
- oven

## Tips

- Fair warning, your family's going to ask you to make this recipe weekly, it's good for so many things.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@thefischerupper/video/7539910530685750583?lang=en
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b954c186-e02c-4cc2-968f-7295555c09d1
- Extracted: 2025-08-20

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