Easiest Homemade Baguette Recipe
Directions
- 1Add 975 grams or 8 cups of bread flour to a mixing bowl.
- 2Add 2 teaspoons or 16 grams of cooking salt.
- 3Give that a good mix to ensure it's fully incorporated.
- 4Add three quarters of a teaspoon or 2 grams of instant yeast.
- 5Give that another mix.
- 6Add 750 milliliters of room temperature water.
- 7Mix well 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 eight to ten hours.
- 9Once your dough is proved, flour the surface heavily and pour out the dough.
- 10Flour the top of the dough well and shape into an elongated shape.
- 11Cut the dough into four sections.
- 12Grab a cooking rack and cover with baking paper.
- 13Flip the pieces of dough and pull them apart slightly, making sure we're not pressing the air out of the dough.
- 14Place 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.
- 15Let 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 water
Equipment
mixing bowlwhiskcling film or lidcooking rackbaking paperovenknife or dough scraper