Homemade Baguettes

10m
Serves 4
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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 and mix well to ensure it's fully incorporated.
  3. 3Add three quarters of a teaspoon of instant yeast and mix.
  4. 4Add 750 milliliters of room temperature water and mix well until there is no visible flour.
  5. 5Cover with a lid or cling film and leave at room temperature to proof overnight or for at least eight to ten hours.
  6. 6Flour the surface heavily, pour out the dough, flour the top well and shape into an elongated shape.
  7. 7Cut your dough into four sections.
  8. 8Grab a cooking rack, cover it with baking paper, and place the dough onto it.
  9. 9Flip the dough over, and pull them apart slightly, making sure that we are not pressing the air out of the dough.
  10. 10Place the dough into a preheated oven set at 240 degrees Celsius and bake for 25 minutes, or until beautifully golden brown.
  11. 11Let it cool and that's it.

Ingredients

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

Equipment

mixing bowlwhiskwooden spoonlid or cling filmcooking rackbaking paperovenknife