Baguettes
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
-
4 loaves
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon dry active yeast
- 2 cups warm water
- 4 -5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
directions
- Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Stir with a fork. Set aside for 10 minutes.
- Combine flour and salt. Add the yeast mixture, and stir in the remaining 1 1/2 cups water. Mix the dough until it's sticky enough to knead.
- On a lightly-floured surface knead for 6-10 minutes. The dough will be sticky and smooth. Put the dough in a bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and let rise at room temperature until doubled in size (about 1 hour).
- Punch down the dough and divide into 4 equal parts. Shape each into a baguette, and transfer teh loaves to a lightly-greased baking sheet (you can use butter to grease). Let rise until doubled.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Pour 2 cups of hot water into a pyrex dish or pan and set in preheated oven next to the baguettes. Bake 15 minutes, then lower the temperature to 400 and bake another 5 minutes until golden brown.
- Allow to cool before slicing.
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I'm the Director of a small Ontario folk festival, a working artist, videographer, host, and jill-of-all-trades. I love good work, good friends, good wine, and good food.
I'm currently self-employed, and really enjoying it.
I like cooking, and especially baking from scratch. I tried making croissants for Christmas morning, and they worked beautifully!