A baguette is a long, fluffy bread with an amazing crunchy crust. Properly cooked, it will give you the unforgettable taste of French bread. You can make great sandwiches with it. But it is best not to cut this bread, but to break it with your hands. No exotic ingredients are required to make a baguette. So, rather buy the ingredients you need and start cooking.
It is necessary
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- 5-10 grams of dry yeast
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 375 milliliters of warm water
- 500 grams of flour
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
Step 1
Take some warm water, add sugar, yeast and 2-3 pinches of flour. Stir, cover with a towel or napkin. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes until foam forms.
Step 2
Add the remaining water and salt to the resulting dough. Stir in flour and add butter.
Step 3
Knead the dough. It shouldn't be too steep and a little sticky. The less you knead the dough, the more porous your baguette will be.
Step 4
Form the baguettes: a long and narrow bun with several parallel slashes. Place them on a floured baking sheet. Cover with a towel and leave to rise in a warm place until the baguettes have grown significantly (15 to 90 minutes).
Step 5
While the bread is rising, preheat the oven to 200-240 degrees Celsius. Place a container of water at the bottom of the oven to generate steam. Steam the baguettes for 10 minutes. Then remove the container of water and continue baking for another 10-15 minutes.
Step 6
Transfer the finished baguettes to a plank or wire rack to cool.
