Quick Easy French Baguettes (Baking Baguettes for Beginners)
Deliciously simple yet crusty and crackly, homemade French baguettes. This quick easy French baguette recipe is perfect for beginners.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Cookie Sheet
- kitchen scissors
- razor blade
Ingredients
- 8 grams traditional yeast or 2 teaspoons
- 1 tablespoon honey natural honey worked better than the squeezable one
- 1.25 cups warm water not too hot - don’t want to cook the yeast, just wake it up
- 1 tablespoon fleur de sel if using table salt, use only a teaspoon
- 2.5 cups bread flour all purpose flour also works fine
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Proof the yeast with the honey and warm water in a mixing bowl and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Once proofed, add salt and slowly mix in the flour and olive oil until a shaggy dough forms.
- Cover the dough with a wet towel and let it rise until doubled in size (about an hour).
- Knead the dough with your hands and fold it to form a round ball.
- Flatten the dough, fold the top down, roll it into an oblong rectangle, and create a baguette shape.
- Place baguettes on a cookie sheet, sprinkle with flour and fleur de sel, and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 460 degrees and place a pan of water on the bottom rack.
- Bake for 25 minutes, ensuring they are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped.
- Remove the pan of water and bake for another 5 minutes.
Notes
Oven temperatures can vary; monitor closely after 18 minutes and adjust as needed for perfect crust.
Nutrition
Serving: 1baguetteCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 5gFat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 200mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gCalcium: 1mgIron: 5mg
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