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Baguette (French White Bread)
by @NomNomCrusty, traditional French baguette made from just a few ingredients.
Source / link: Französische Küche
Ingredients
Makes:
1 loaf (≈4 slices)
Amounts are for the whole bake — choose ½, 1 or 2.
| 500 g | Flour (Type 550) |
| 325 ml | Water (lukewarm) |
| 15 g | Yeast (fresh) |
| 10 g | Salt |
Preparation
Step by step through the recipe
- 1 Dissolve 15 g yeast in 325 ml lukewarm water.
- 2 Mix 500 g flour and 10 g salt, add the yeast water and knead for about 10 minutes into a smooth, elastic dough.
- 3 Let the dough rise covered for about 1–1.5 hours until it has doubled in size.
- 4 Divide the dough into 3 portions, shape into elongated baguettes and let rise for another 45 minutes.
- 5 Preheat the oven to 240 °C with a baking stone or baking sheet.
- 6 Score the baguettes diagonally with a sharp knife.
- 7 Bake at 240 °C with steam (water pan or spraying) for about 20–25 minutes until they are golden brown and crispy.
Notes & tips
Note: Contains gluten. Can be adapted as a gluten-free bread variation for.
Nutrition
estimated per piece- Calories
- 459 kcal
- Protein
- 13 g
- Fat
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 96 g
