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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Homemade french baguette - recipe

Homemade bread is the best, in my opinion. And while woking from home in the past few months, I've baked a lot of bread. Is there anything better than a crunchy french baguette still slightly warmed from the oven?


Homemade french baguette - recipe


Want to make them too?


Here are the ingredients (for three small baguettes or two larger ones):
  • 400 grams of wheat flour
  • 280 ml of water
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 2 teaspoons of dry yeast  

Mix all dry ingredients first. 

Homemade french baguette - recipe


Then add the water and, using your hands, mix everything together until you have a uniform ball of dough. 

Homemade french baguette - recipe


Cover and let it rise for about 3 hours, lightly kneading the dough every half hour or so. 


Homemade french baguette - recipe


Divide the dough into two or three portions, depending on the number of baguettes you want to make (you will want to do this in a flat surface covered with flour, otherwise the dough will stick).


Homemade french baguette - recipe


Let the dough portions rest for another 10-15 minutes (they will rise a bit more during that period) and then knead them into baguette shapes:


Homemade french baguette - recipe


Using a sharp knife, make diagonal cuts in the baguettes. This is optional but will give them the "French look":

Homemade french baguette - recipe


Warm up the oven to 200ÂșC. Sprinkle the baguettes with water to increase their crustiness and bake them for about 20 minutes:


Homemade french baguette - recipe


Remove from the oven and let them cool over a rack - if you notice that I already sliced a bit off one of them in this photo, I was just making sure they were OK :)


Homemade french baguette - recipe


My preference is to eat them still slightly warm, but they will remain crunchy for a couple of days anyway (although they never last that long at our house...).


Homemade french baguette - recipe



Enjoy!

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6 comments:

  1. They look delicious and easy to make:-)))

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    1. They are much easier than it looks at first! Thank you for stopping by!

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  2. I've been making bread during Covid too, but haven't made baguettes yet. You have inspired me Teresa!
    Thank you for sharing your homemade French baguette recipe at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I'm delighted to be featuring it at tomorrow's party and pinning too.
    Hugs,
    Kerryanne

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  3. I need to give these a try. Thanks for the recipe.

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    1. Thank you for stopping by! I hope you love them as much as we do!

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