French Baguettes
These light and airy French Baguettes will turn any dish into a culinary delight. Between the crusty outside, the soft amazing inside and the smell of homemade French Baguettes baking in your oven, this bread is sure to have you in a sensory overload.
Prep Time: 100 Completion Time: 20 Serving Size: 2-3 Loaves
Ingredients
1 cup warm water
1 T white sugar
1 1/2 tsp yeast
2 1/2 cups All purpose flour
1 tsp salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Mix sugar into the warm water until dissolved. Add yeast, mix well, then set aside and allow to proof.
In a large bowl mix together the flour and salt.
Pour the yeast mixture into the flour, mix and kneed with a wooden spatula until thoroughly combined. Knead by hand to insure everything is well blended then form into a dough ball and lightly grease. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and allow to rise for 1 hour.
Lightly kneed the dough then divide into 2 or 3 equal pieces. Roll into baguettes and make diagonal cuts across the tops of each loaf.
Place on a baking stone or greased cookie sheet. Cover and allow to rise again for 30 minutes.
Bake for 20 minutes and enjoy!
Side Notes:
Place bowl on the warmest spot of stove top while the oven is preheating. Allowing dough to rise in a warm place produces a light and airy dough.
Instead of making 3 baguettes, divide one of the 3 loaves into 8 equal pieces and roll them into snakes. Then tie them into knots and brush with garlic butter!
These make great hoagie rolls.
