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French Baguette Recipe

French Baguette Recipe

Quick and easy French baguette recipe perfect for novice bakers, producing deliciously simple, crusty, and crackly homemade baguettes.
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Prep Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Rising Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 45 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine French
Servings 2 baguettes
Calories 200 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Cookie Sheet
  • baguette pan
  • kitchen scissors
  • spatula

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 - 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 works fine
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Proof the yeast with the honey and warm water by stirring and letting it sit for 10 minutes.
  • Add salt, slowly add flour and olive oil until a shaggy dough forms.
  • Cover the dough and let it rise until doubled in size, about an hour.
  • Knead the dough, flatten it, and shape it into baguettes.
  • Let the shaped baguettes rise again for 30 minutes while preheating the oven.
  • Bake baguettes at 460 degrees for 25 minutes, checking after 18 minutes.

Notes

Oven temperatures can vary greatly! Keep a close eye on the baguettes after 18 minutes. Adjust the rack height if the top gets too dark too quickly.

Nutrition

Serving: 1baguetteCalories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 6gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 200mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gCalcium: 1mgIron: 6mg
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