French Baguette

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    6hrs 50mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    1
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    1456
based on 12 ratings

It might seem a little daunting, but it's not as difficult as you might think to make baguettes at home.

recipe updated Feb 17, 2022

Ingredients

  • Bread flour icon
    Bread flour
    400 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    5 g
  • Active dried yeast icon
    Active dried yeast
    5 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    280 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Whisk
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Add bread flour, salt and active dried yeast to a clean large mixing bowl
  2. Mix briefly until just blended
  3. Add water
  4. Mix until dough forms
  5. Knead on lightly-floured surface - 5 min
  6. Transfer dough to large mixing bowl and cover with plastic wrap
  7. Let rise until doubled - 5 hr
  8. Turn out on lightly-floured surface and shape
  9. Roll
  10. Transfer dough to baking sheet
  11. Cover with kitchen towel
  12. Let rise - 1 hr
  13. Pre-heat oven - 200°C
  14. Prepare
  15. Bake - 25 min, 200°C
  16. Let cool
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