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Kittencal's Soft White Baguette-Style Bread
photo by Ms. B
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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1 loaf
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups warm water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon dry yeast
- 2 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 -4 cups flour
- 1 egg white
- 1 teaspoon cold water
- sesame seeds
directions
- Prepare one large cookie sheet lined with foil and sprayed with non-stick cooking spray or sprinkled with yellow cornmeal.
- Attach the kneader blade to a heavy-duty stand mixer.
- In the stainless steel bowl, dump 3 cups flour (to start) 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon sugar.
- Melt the butter or Crisco shortening in the microwave for about 22 seconds then dump into the bowl with the flour, sugar and salt.
- In a small cup add in the yeast with 1 teaspoon sugar in 1-1/4 cups warm water; cover with small clean cloth, and proof the yeast for 8-10 minutes, stirring just once with a small spoon or whisk (if the yeast doesn't foam discard and start again).
- After 10 minutes, add in the yeast/water mixture into the bowl and start kneading, adding in more flour as needed to create a soft semi-sticky dough (careful not to add in too much flour, as this will create a heavy bread!).
- Knead for 7-8 minutes, or until dough is the right texture and is smooth.
- Remove dough from the bowl, and let sit on a lightly floured surface covered with a clean tea towel for 10 minutes (this is important!).
- After 10 minutes, knead very gently (dough will come together nicely).
- Form into a semi-round ball.
- Grease a large glass bowl (I just use the same stainless steel bowl that I made the dough in).
- Place the dough in the oiled bowl; cover with a clean tea towel and set in a warm place to rise aproximmately 1 hour.
- Punch down dough and remove to a floured surface.
- At this point you may cut the dough in half to make two small long breads, or keep into one piece for one large loaf.
- Using hands shape into a rectangle (no need to use a rolling pin this dough will shape very easy).
- Roll up tightly then seal all edges.
- Cover the shaped loaf/s with a clean dry tea towel, and let rise for about 30-35 minutes in a warm place.
- After rising set oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a small cup whisk/mix together 1 egg white with 1 teaspoon cold water.
- Lightly brush the egg white mixture over the dough, then sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired.
- Bake for 25-33 minutes, or until bread is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.
- Delicious!
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Reviews
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I have a new bread pan and wanted to try it out so I made this recipe. Love it! I think that my loaves came out beautifully. I did use my bread machine for the dough, and I used a whole egg instead of only the white for brushing, which is probably why my loves browned so well. I used about 3 1/2 cups of bread flour, and sprinkled the tops with sea salt and sesame seeds. You can always count on Kittencal's recipes to deliver great results!
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