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French Baguette

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup(s) water
  • 1/16 tsp yeast
  • 113 gram(s) water (cool)
  • 255 gram(s) water
  • starter
  • 1 1/2 tsp yeast
  • 420 gram(s) flour
  • 2 tsp salt

Instructions

Starter

  1. Combine pinch of yeast, 120 g flour, and 113 g water. Cover and leave at room temp overnight/for 14 hours

 

Dough

  1. Combine starter, 255 g water (lukewarm), 1 1/2 tsp yeast, 420 g flour, and 2 tsp salt
  2. Knead for 4 min med speed in kitchen aid mixer
  3. Cover and let rest 45 min
  4. Fold edges to center, rest again for 45 min
  5. Divide dough into 3 pieces, fold edges underneath, let rest 15 min to 1 hour
  6. Preheat the oven to 450 with cast iron pan on bottom rack
  7. *Fold dough, place on baking sheet seem down, cover with greased plastic wrap, let rise 45 min - 1 hour
  8. Score each dough 5 times diagonally across
  9. Boil 1 1/2 cups water, load loaves into the oven, add water to cast iron and quickly shut the oven
  10. Bake for 24 to 28 minutes

*Baguette Recipe watch this for folding help!