French baguette

French baguette

Overview

It is simple and easy to make, delicious and filling. It is a good dry food to take when going out. It is very good to put on your favorite jam. You can also slice it and bake it with butter and garlic paste, or bake it with some cheese.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Weigh the flour, add yeast and salt, add water and knead the dough

    French baguette step 1
  2. Knead the dough. If there is no dry flour, cover it with plastic wrap for 5 minutes and then knead the dough

    French baguette step 2
  3. The dough is smooth, cover it with plastic wrap or a lid, and let it rest for basic fermentation

    French baguette step 3
  4. When the dough has doubled in size, take it out, gently press out the air in the dough, and divide it into three equal portions

    French baguette step 4
  5. Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough and roll it up

    French baguette step 5
  6. Spread a thin layer of oil on the surface of the shaped bread

    French baguette step 6
  7. Put a dish of hot water at the bottom of the oven, put the bread into the middle and upper rack of the oven, and leave it at 35 degrees for 40 minutes for secondary fermentation (I put it in for natural fermentation because the temperature in my room is 31 degrees)

    French baguette step 7
  8. Before preheating the oven and baking, spray water on the inner wall of the oven. Preheat at 220 degrees for 10 minutes and bake for 25 minutes

    French baguette step 8
  9. When the bread comes out of the oven, put it on a rack to cool immediately (otherwise there will be moisture and the bread will become soft)

    French baguette step 9